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Longtime Minnesota Vikings coach Bud Grant died Saturday at 95, the “absolutely heartbroken” team said in a statement.
“We, like all Vikings and NFL fans, are shocked and saddened by this terrible news,” the statement said.
Grant coached the Vikings for 18 seasons from 1967 through 1983 and again in 1985. He was the engineer of the Vikings vaunted “Purple People Eaters” defense that won 10 division crowns in 11 seasons starting in 1968.
Grant led the Vikings to four Super Bowls, though his team never won.
