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Good morning, Class. For the next several weeks we will look at the Minnesota Vikings head coaches. In the 47 years that the Vikings have been an NFL franchise, there have only been 7 coaches to lead the team. We’ll briefly look at one a week until we go through all seven.
The very first coach in Vikings history was Norm Van Brocklin. He coached the Vikings from their first year in the league, 1961, through the 1966 season.
Van Brocklin served in the United States Navy from 1943 - 1945 before starting his career as a college football player. He played quarterback for the Oregon Ducks, leading them to a tie for the Pac-10 Title in 1948. That year he came in sixth in Heisman voting.
During his 12 year career, Van Brocklin led two different teams (the Rams and the Eagles) to NFL Championships. His Eagles were the only team to beat the Packers in championship games while Lombardi was their coach. He was selected to the Pro Bowl 9 times, led the NFL in passing 3 times, and even led the league in punting twice.
Norm Van Brocklin started his coaching career by becoming the head coach of the brand new Minnesota Vikings in 1961. He guided the team to a victory in their first game with the help of flashy rookie quarterback Fran Tarkenton. His relationship with Tarkenton wasn’t strong, however, and a feud between the two led to Tarkenton being traded to the New York Giants, and Van Brocklin resigning as head coach in 1967.
His record as a Vikings coach was 29-51-4
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Norm was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL in the fourth round of the 1949 draft. In 1950, he became half of a unique two-quarterback system that led the Rams to a then NFL record of 466 points. He and fellow quarterback Bob Waterfield were number 1 and 2 in passer rating in the NFL that year, as well.
