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 Grant with the Minnesota Vikings in 1968 | |||||||||
| Born | Harry Peter Grant Jr. May 20, 1927 Superior, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | March 11, 2023 (aged 95) Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||
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American football career | |||||||||
| No. 86 | |||||||||
| Position: | End Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Superior Central | ||||||||
| College: | Minnesota | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1950 / round: 1 / pick: 14 | ||||||||
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| Regular season: | NFL: 158–96–5 (.620) CFL: 102–56–2 (.644) | ||||||||
| Postseason: | NFL: 10–12 (.455) CFL: 16–8–1 (.660) | ||||||||
| Career: | NFL: 168–108–5 (.607) CFL: 118–64–3 (.646) | ||||||||
| Record at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||
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| College | Minnesota | ||||||||
| NBA draft | 1950: 4th round, 47th overall pick | ||||||||
| Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |||||||||
| Playing career | 1949–1951 | ||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||
| Number | 14, 20 | ||||||||
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| 1949–1951 | Minneapolis Lakers | ||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||
Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Jr. (May 20, 1927 – March 11, 2023) was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Grant was head coach of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings for 18 seasons; he was the team's second (1967–83) and fourth (1985) head coach, leading them to four Super Bowl appearances, 11 division titles, one league championship and three National Football Conference championships. Before coaching the Vikings, he was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for 10 seasons, winning the Grey Cup four times.
Grant attended the University of Minnesota and was a three-sport athlete, in football, basketball, and baseball. After college, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minneapolis Lakers where he won the 1950 NBA Finals. Grant left the NBA to play in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles before leaving for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. A statue of Grant stands in front of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' current stadium, Princess Auto Stadium.
Grant is the most successful coach in Vikings history,[1] and he was the most successful in Blue Bombers history until he was surpassed by Mike O'Shea during the 2024 season.[citation needed] He is the fifth-most winningest coach in professional football history with a combined 286 wins in the NFL and CFL.[2] Grant was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1983[3] and to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994.[4] He was the first coach to guide teams to both the Grey Cup and the Super Bowl, the only other being Marv Levy.
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