1967 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-8-3
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division
Coach: Bud Grant (3-8-3)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1967 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 3-8-3
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division
Coach: Bud Grant (3-8-3)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1967 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1967 season with a record of 3 wins and 8 losses and 3 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division.
Minnesota labored to change the scoreboard with just 233 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 294. Dave Osborn carried the ball for a team-best 972 yards for the Vikings.
Joe Kapp threw for 1,386 yards. Dave Osborn paced all receivers, snagging 34 passes, while Gene Washington accumulated 384 receiving yards. Red Phillips was targeted regularly, too.
Earsell Mackbee intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Bud Grant coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Grady Alderman | LT | December 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 247 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | John Beasley | TE | April 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 228 | California | Pasadena, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Oregon | San Jose, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Larry Bowie | RG | October 13, 1939 | 6'2" | 245 | Purdue | Pike, WV USA | 14 | 14 |
| 75 | Bob Breitenstein | RT | April 8, 1943 | 6'3" | 265 | Tulsa | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 11 | 7 |
| 30 | Bill Brown | FB | June 29, 1938 | 5'11" | 228 | Illinois | Mendota, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 37 | Al Coleman | DB | December 27, 1944 | 6'1" | 183 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Fred Cox | K | December 11, 1938 | 5'11" | 200 | Pittsburgh | Monongahela, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Doug Davis | RT | July 22, 1944 | 6'4" | 255 | Kentucky | Elkton, MD USA | 11 | 7 |
| 28 | Earl Denny | RB | July 21, 1945 | 6'1" | 205 | Missouri | El Paso, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 76 | Paul Dickson | RDT | February 26, 1937 | 6'5" | 252 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 81 | Carl Eller | LDE | February 25, 1942 | 6'6" | 247 | Minnesota | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 14 | 13 |
| 54 | Paul Faust | LB | July 23, 1943 | 6'1" | 225 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Mike Fitzgerald | DB | May 4, 1941 | 5'10" | 180 | Iowa St. | Detroit, MI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 85 | Paul Flatley | WR | January 30, 1941 | 6'1" | 187 | Northwestern | Richmond, IN USA | 13 | 13 |
| 27 | Bob Grim | PR | May 8, 1945 | 6'0" | 200 | Oregon St. | Oakland, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 49 | Dale Hackbart | RS | July 21, 1938 | 6'3" | 210 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 13 | 12 |
| 55 | Don Hansen | LB | August 20, 1944 | 6'2" | 235 | Illinois | Millersburg, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 50 | Jim Hargrove | LB | February 21, 1945 | 6'2" | 233 | Howard Payne | Temple, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Clint Jones | KR | May 24, 1945 | 6'0" | 205 | Michigan St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Jeff Jordan | DB | November 23, 1943 | 6'3" | 190 | Tulsa | San Antonio, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Joe Kapp | QB | March 19, 1938 | 6'2" | 215 | California | Santa Fe, NM USA | 13 | 11 |
| 29 | Karl Kassulke | LS | March 20, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | Marquette | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Ron Kelen | QB | November 6, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI USA | 11 | 3 |
| 43 | Brady Keys | DB-HB | May 19, 1936 | 6'0" | 185 | Colorado St. | Austin, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 36 | John Kirby | RLB | May 30, 1942 | 6'3" | 230 | Nebraska | David City, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 77 | Gary Larsen | DT | March 13, 1940 | 6'5" | 261 | Concordia (IL) | Fargo, ND USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Jim Lindsey | RB | November 24, 1944 | 6'2" | 210 | Arkansas | Caldwell, AR USA | 8 | 0 |
| 46 | Earsell Mackbee | LCB | January 15, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | Utah St. | Brookhaven, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 70 | Jim Marshall | RDE | December 30, 1937 | 6'4" | 248 | Ohio St. | Danville, KY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 86 | Marlin McKeever | TE | January 1, 1940 | 6'1" | 235 | USC | Cheyenne, WY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 41 | Dave Osborn | HB | March 18, 1943 | 6'0" | 208 | North Dakota | Everett, WA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 88 | Alan Page | LDT | August 7, 1945 | 6'4" | 245 | Notre Dame | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 11 |
| 66 | John Pentecost | G | December 23, 1943 | 6'2" | 251 | UCLA | Lawndale, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 82 | Red Phillips | WR | February 5, 1936 | 6'1" | 197 | Auburn | Alexander City, AL USA | 13 | 9 |
| 45 | Ed Sharockman | RCB | November 4, 1939 | 6'0" | 200 | Pittsburgh | St. Clair, PA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 73 | Jerry Shay | DT | July 10, 1944 | 6'3" | 250 | Purdue | Gary, IN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Arnie Simkus | DE-DT | March 25, 1943 | 6'4" | 240 | Michigan | Schlava, Germany | 11 | 0 |
| 64 | Milt Sunde | LG | February 1, 1942 | 6'2" | 250 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 10 | 8 |
| 72 | Archie Sutton | T | November 2, 1941 | 6'4" | 262 | Illinois | New Orleans, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Pete Tatman | RB | April 27, 1945 | 6'1" | 220 | Nebraska | Sutherland, NE USA | 5 | 0 |
| 53 | Mick Tingelhoff | C | May 22, 1940 | 6'2" | 237 | Nebraska | Lexington, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Dave Tobey | LB | March 17, 1943 | 6'3" | 231 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Jim Vellone | LG | August 20, 1944 | 6'3" | 255 | USC | Camp Lejeune, NC USA | 14 | 8 |
| 39 | Bobby Walden | P | March 9, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Boston, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Lonnie Warwick | MLB | February 26, 1942 | 6'3" | 238 | Tennessee | Raleigh, WV USA | 14 | 14 |
| 84 | Gene Washington | WR | January 25, 1944 | 6'3" | 208 | Michigan St. | La Porte, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Roy Winston | LLB | September 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 222 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 12 |
