But Bud Grant didn't attempt to try his hand at both football and basketball—he went on to play in the NBA and NFL, making him the lone athlete in history to actually play in both leagues.

Stoic Hall of Fame football coach Bud Grant has died at the age of 95. The Vikings announced his death on Saturday. Grant took the Minnesota Vikings to four Super ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Bud Grant, the stoic and demanding Hall of Fame coach who took the Minnesota Vikings and their mighty Purple People Eaters defense to four Super Bowls in eight years and lost all ...

Stoic Hall of Fame football coach Bud Grant has died at the age of 95. The Vikings announced his death on Saturday. Grant took the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowls in eight years, all losses ...

To celebrate the life of legendary Minnesota Vikings head coach Bud Grant, we have put together a three-part video and written series of Bud stories in which we dug deep into the archives to find ...

The subject of the Bud Grant memorial service would have approved of the tenor of the ceremony. The dress code was casual, as were the conversations. Scott Studwell wore one of his best pairs of ...

A special Purple Insider video with the story of Bud Grant's famous speech that got the franchise back on track ...

"It was always a pleasure to talk to Bud about all kinds of situations because he had an answer for everything," said former Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall.

If it is possible for one person to personify a state of millions, that person was Bud Grant and that state was Minnesota.