Before beginning his coaching career, Les Steckel was a Marine who saw combat duty in Viet Nam.
Running back Adrian Peterson is the nephew of former NFL running back Ivory Lee Brown, who played briefly for the Vikings in 1993.
The Vikings drafted 3 receivers in 2007: Sidney Rice, Aundrae Allison, and Chandler Williams
The Metrodome seats 64,111 people during football games.
After the 2008 season, the Vikings all time regular season record was 395-322-9
The 1981 Vikings hold the NFL record for most passes attempted in a single season with 709.
USC football coach Pete Carrol was the DB coach on Bud Grant’s staff in 1985. Carroll also coached four more years under Jerry Burns.
The first touchdown scored in the Metrodome was a pass from Tommy Kramer to Joe Senser.
At the University of South Carolina, Sidney Riced earned first team all SEC honors in 2006.
Although he played behind rookie Adrian Peterson for most of 2007, running back Chester Taylor still amassed 844 yards and 7 TDs on 157 carries.
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