1968 Minnesota Vikings Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Bud Grant (8-6)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1968 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
1968 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Vikings scored 282 points, and the defensive unit allowed 242. Bill Brown carried the ball for a team-best 805 yards for Minnesota.

Joe Kapp passed for 1,695 yards. Gene Washington paced pass catchers, snagging 46 passes for 756 yards.

Paul Krause picked off 7 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team. The 1968 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
67Grady AldermanLTDecember 10, 19386'2"247Detroit MercyDetroit, MI USA1414
87John BeasleyTEApril 6, 19456'3"228CaliforniaPasadena, CA USA147
66Bookie BolinGJune 17, 19406'2"240MississippiHamilton, AL USA60
61Larry BowieRGOctober 13, 19396'2"245PurduePike, WV USA88
30Bill BrownFBJune 29, 19385'11"228IllinoisMendota, IL USA1414
20Bobby BryantDBJanuary 24, 19446'1"170South CarolinaMacon, GA USA140
14Fred CoxKDecember 11, 19385'11"200PittsburghMonongahela, PA USA140
15Gary CuozzoQBApril 26, 19416'0"195VirginiaMontclair, NJ USA40
71Doug DavisRTJuly 22, 19446'4"255KentuckyElkton, MD USA147
28Earl DennyRBJuly 21, 19456'1"205MissouriEl Paso, TX USA140
76Paul DicksonDT-TFebruary 26, 19376'5"252BaylorWaco, TX USA130
81Carl EllerLDEFebruary 25, 19426'6"247MinnesotaWinston-Salem, NC USA1414
82Bob GoodridgeWRMay 11, 19466'2"190VanderbiltBoston, MA USA110
27Bob GrimWRMay 8, 19456'0"200Oregon St.Oakland, CA USA20
49Dale HackbartDBJuly 21, 19386'3"210WisconsinMadison, WI USA140
86Tom HallWRApril 3, 19406'1"195MinnesotaWilmington, DE USA1313
80John HendersonWR-FLMarch 21, 19436'3"195MichiganDayton, OH USA70
58Wally HilgenbergRLBSeptember 19, 19426'3"229IowaMarshalltown, IA USA147
10King HillPNovember 8, 19366'3"212RiceHamilton, TX USA80
26Clint JonesHBMay 24, 19456'0"205Michigan St.Cleveland, OH USA1212
11Joe KappQBMarch 19, 19386'2"215CaliforniaSanta Fe, NM USA1414
29Karl KassulkeLSMarch 20, 19416'0"195MarquetteMilwaukee, WI USA1414
36John KirbyRLBMay 30, 19426'3"230NebraskaDavid City, NE USA147
22Paul KrauseRSFebruary 19, 19426'3"200IowaFlint, MI USA1414
77Gary LarsenLDTMarch 13, 19406'5"261Concordia (IL)Fargo, ND USA1414
21Jim LindseyRBNovember 24, 19446'2"210ArkansasCaldwell, AR USA140
46Earsell MackbeeLCBJanuary 15, 19416'1"195Utah St.Brookhaven, MS USA1414
70Jim MarshallRDEDecember 30, 19376'4"248Ohio St.Danville, KY USA1414
89Bill MartinTEOctober 27, 19426'4"238Georgia TechGainesville, GA USA147
55Mike McGillLBNovember 21, 19466'2"235Notre DameHammond, IN USA140
41Dave OsbornRBMarch 18, 19436'0"208North DakotaEverett, WA USA40
88Alan PageRDTAugust 7, 19456'4"245Notre DameCanton, OH USA1414
24Art PowellSE-DB-WRFebruary 25, 19376'3"211San Jose St.Dallas, TX USA10
32Oscar ReedRBMarch 24, 19446'0"222Colorado St.Jonestown, MS USA70
45Ed SharockmanRCBNovember 4, 19396'0"200PittsburghSt. Clair, PA USA1414
74Steve SmithT-DEMay 29, 19446'2"250MichiganSt. Louis, MO USA140
64Milt SundeRGFebruary 1, 19426'2"250MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA146
53Mick TingelhoffCMay 22, 19406'2"237NebraskaLexington, NE USA1414
63Jim VelloneLGAugust 20, 19446'3"255USCCamp Lejeune, NC USA1414
59Lonnie WarwickMLBFebruary 26, 19426'3"238TennesseeRaleigh, WV USA1414
84Gene WashingtonWRJanuary 25, 19446'3"208Michigan St.La Porte, TX USA1414
40Charlie WestKRAugust 31, 19466'1"197Angelo State (TX)Terrell, TX USA140
60Roy WinstonLLBSeptember 15, 19405'11"222LSUBaton Rouge, LA USA1414
73Ron YaryTAugust 16, 19466'5"255USCChicago, IL USA140



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