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Reflections on the journey of a lifetime. Bud Grant at 95

March 11, 2023
Bud Grant turned 95 years old last year and visited with Daily Delivery podcast host Michael Rand. You can listen to it here.
Bud Grant, right, during his high school days in Superior, Wis. Shown, from left, are his dad, Harry Peter Grant Sr., his younger brothers Jack and Ji

Anderson: Grant recounts Armistice Day Blizzard, when he nearly died hunting ducks

November 11, 2022
Bud Grant, 95 now, was barely a teenager when the storm crushed the Midwest on Nov. 11, 1940, and claimed 154 lives. The legendary Vikings coach is one of the few hunters alive today who experienced and survived the blizzard.
Vikings coaching legend Bud Grant, who died Saturday, was honored on the video screens outside U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Sunday afternoon, Marc

'Legend forever': Sports world reacts to the death of Bud Grant

March 12, 2023
In both downtowns, and far beyond, many across sports paused to remember Bud Grant and his contributions in so many ways to Minnesota and Minnesota sports.
September 17, 1967 New Viking Coach Bud Grant- On Field Or Off, He Keeps His Calm...'Football is one of the few things left where you can fight with a

A timeline of the highlights from Bud Grant's career in sports

March 11, 2023
The star athlete for the Gophers also played in the NFL, NBA and CFL before going on to success as the Vikings coach.
Bud Grant, playing for Gophers. 10/20/48 file photo

Five things to know about Bud Grant's Gophers career

March 11, 2023
Grant earned nine letters at Minnesota, in football, basketball and baseball and was twice named All-Big Ten in football, playing both offense and defense.
Bud Grant pacing the sidelines in 1979.

An 'uncommon common man': Minnesotans mourn Bud Grant

March 11, 2023
To those who knew him and those who didn't, Bud Grant was a quintessential Minnesotan.
Vikings coach Bud Grant and his offensive coordinator, Jerry Burns, diagrammed a play during the 1968 season.

Reusse: Bud, Sid and Burnsie best friends who had nothing in common

March 13, 2023
Three of the most memorable men in Minnesota sports all left us in their 90s, while leaving behind more than enough stories and memories.
Vikings
March 11, 2023
Vikings hall of fame coach Bud Grant shares a moment with ì Purple People Eaterî Jim Marshall, Marshalís # 70 was retired before Sunday game agains

'Almost bigger than life.' Former Vikings remember Grant's impact

Bud Grant took the Vikings to four Super Bowls and developed friendships with his players that endured long after their careers on the field were over.
Vikings
March 13, 2023

Patrick Reusse on Bud Grant: Journey through the memories

The Star Tribune columnist has no shortage of stories about Grant and talks about, among other things, how the Vikings coach remained so relevant in Minnesota sports — and a phone call that Reusse remembers.
Vikings
March 11, 2023
Sid Hartman posed for a photo beside close friend and former Vikings head coach Bud Grant in 2018.

Closest personal friends: Takes from Sid Hartman on Bud Grant

The Star Tribune columnist, who died in 2020 at 100, often went to Grant for opinions and insights. They first became friends when Grant attended the University of Minnesota.
Vikings
March 13, 2023
Mike and Bud Grant, at a 2018 ceremony at St. John’s.

Scoggins: On being Bud's son, 'I hear my dad's voice in things that I say'

While Minnesota mourns the loss of a coaching legend, Eden Prairie high school football coach Mike Grant is mourning the loss of his father. A lifetime of memories, though, brings smiles along with those tears.
Outdoors
March 18, 2023
Bud Grant, shown at age 90, hunting ducks along the North Platte River in western Nebraska.

Anderson: Bud Grant hunted peace and thrills far from football fields

A coach who hunted and fished? Or a hunter and fisherman who coached? With the Minnesota icon, it was hard to tell. Dennis Anderson shares memories from friends — and of his last visit with Grant.
Vikings
March 11, 2023
Bud Grant pacing the sidelines in 1979.

Bud Grant, legendary Vikings coach, Minnesota icon, dies

Grant was one of the best all-around athletes of his era: a University of Minnesota standout, one of the most successful football coaches of any era and the most iconic sports figure in Minnesota history.