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1964 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 8-5-1, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 355 points (25.4/g), 4th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 296 points (21.1/g), 6th.
Differential of 59 points (4.2/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 8.5-5.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 5th.
Coached by Norm Van Brocklin (8-5-1)
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1964 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Fran Tarkenton* | 24 | 3 | 14 | 171 for 306, 2,506 yards, 22 td, 11 int, & 50 rushes for 330 yards and 2 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| HB | Tommy Mason* | 25 | 3 | 12 | 169 rushes for 691 yards, 4 td, & 26 catches for 239 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1961 |
| FB | Bill Brown* | 26 | 3 | 14 | 226 rushes for 866 yards, 7 td, & 48 catches for 703 yards and 9 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| WR | Paul Flatley | 23 | 1 | 9 | 28 catches for 450 yards, 3 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 44th pick / 1963 |
| WR | Jerry Reichow | 30 | 8 | 12 | 20 catches for 284 yards, 2 td | Detroit Lions / 4th / 38th pick / 1956 |
| TE | Hal Bedsole | 23 | Rook | 12 | 18 catches for 295 yards, 5 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 19th pick / 1964 |
| LT | Grady Alderman* | 26 | 4 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 |
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| LG | Palmer Pyle | 27 | 4 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 72nd pick / 1959 |
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| C | Mick Tingelhoff*+ | 24 | 2 | 14 | ||
| RG | Larry Bowie | 25 | 2 | 14 | Dallas Texans / 8th / 59th pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Errol Linden | 27 | 3 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 10th / 135th pick / 1961 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carl Eller | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | Jim Prestel | 27 | 4 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 70th pick / 1959 |
| RDT | Paul Dickson | 27 | 5 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1959 |
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| RDE | Jim Marshall | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| LLB | Roy Winston | 24 | 2 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| MLB | Rip Hawkins | 25 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 10th pick / 1961 |
| RLB | Bill Jobko | 29 | 6 | 9 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1958 |
| LCB | George Rose | 22 | Rook | 13 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 21st pick / 1964 |
| RCB | Ed Sharockman | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| LS | Karl Kassulke | 23 | 1 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963 |
| RS | Larry Vargo | 25 | 2 | 12 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 11th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cox | 26 | 1 | 0 | 21 of 33 field goals & 40 of 42 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| P | Bobby Walden | 26 | Rook | 0 | 72 punts for a 46.4 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 |
| PR | Bill Butler | 27 | 5 | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 7.1 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 217th pick / 1959 |
| KR | Bill Butler | 27 | 5 | 0 | 26 kick returns for a 23.0 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 217th pick / 1959 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Grady Alderman* | 26 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-2 | Detroit Mercy | 12/10/1938 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 |
| Hal Bedsole | 23 | TE | 14 | 12 | 236 | 6-5 | USC | 12/21/1941 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 19th pick / 1964 |
| Larry Bowie | 25 | G | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-2 | Purdue | 10/13/1939 | 2 | Dallas Texans / 8th / 59th pick / 1962 |
| Charley Britt | 26 | DB | 5 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Georgia | 3/20/1938 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 25th pick / 1960 |
| Bill Brown* | 26 | RB | 14 | 14 | 228 | 5-11 | Illinois | 6/29/1938 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| Mike Bundra | 25 | DT | 4 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | USC | 6/24/1939 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 80th pick / 1962 |
| Bill Butler | 27 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 7/10/1937 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 217th pick / 1959 |
| Ken Byers | 24 | G | 6 | 2 | 240 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 4/6/1940 | 2 | New York Giants / 7th / 97th pick / 1962 |
| Lee Calland | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Louisville | 9/14/1941 | 1 | |
| John Campbell | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/7/1938 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 40th pick / 1963 |
| Fred Cox | 26 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/11/1938 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| Ted Dean | 26 | FB-HB | 2 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Wichita State | 3/24/1938 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 40th pick / 1960 |
| Bob Denton | 30 | DE-T | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Pacific | 7/24/1934 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 71st pick / 1959 |
| Paul Dickson | 27 | DT-T | 14 | 14 | 252 | 6-5 | Baylor | 2/26/1937 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1959 |
| Carl Eller | 22 | DE | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/25/1942 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| Paul Flatley | 23 | WR-FL | 10 | 9 | 187 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 1/30/1941 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 44th pick / 1963 |
| Tom Hall | 24 | WR-DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 4/3/1940 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 94th pick / 1962 |
| Rip Hawkins | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 4/21/1939 | 3 | Boston Patriots / 2nd / 10th pick / 1961 |
| Bill Jobko | 29 | LB | 9 | 9 | 224 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/7/1935 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 80th pick / 1958 |
| Karl Kassulke | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-0 | Drake,Marquette | 3/20/1941 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963 |
| John Kirby | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 5/30/1942 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1964 |
| Bob Lacey | 22 | WR | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 3/30/1942 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 75th pick / 1964 |
| Darrell Lester | 24 | FB | 6 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | LSU,McNeese State | 11/6/1940 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 118th pick / 1964 |
| Errol Linden | 27 | T | 14 | 14 | 258 | 6-5 | Houston | 10/21/1937 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 135th pick / 1961 |
| Jim Marshall | 27 | DE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 12/30/1937 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| Tommy Mason* | 25 | RB | 13 | 12 | 196 | 6-1 | Tulane | 7/8/1939 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1961 |
| Bill McWatters | 22 | FB | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | North Texas | 8/1/1942 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 103rd pick / 1964 |
| Tom Michel | 24 | HB | 11 | 4 | 215 | 5-11 | East Carolina | 12/7/1940 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 19th / 151st pick / 1964 |
| Dave O'Brien | 23 | T-DT-G | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Boston College | 6/13/1941 | 1 | Boston Patriots / 18th / 142nd pick / 1963 |
| Jim Prestel | 27 | DT | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-5 | Idaho | 6/28/1937 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 70th pick / 1959 |
| Palmer Pyle | 27 | G | 10 | 9 | 247 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 6/12/1937 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 72nd pick / 1959 |
| Jerry Reichow | 30 | E-QB | 14 | 12 | 217 | 6-2 | Iowa | 5/19/1934 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 38th pick / 1956 |
| George Rose | 22 | DB | 14 | 13 | 200 | 5-11 | Auburn | 1/1/1942 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 21st pick / 1964 |
| Ed Sharockman | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/4/1939 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| Howard Simpson | 22 | DE | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | Auburn | 12/14/1942 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 76th pick / 1964 |
| Gordie Smith | 25 | TE | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Arizona State,Missouri | 4/9/1939 | 3 | |
| Milt Sunde | 22 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 2/1/1942 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 20th / 271st pick / 1964 |
| Bill Swain | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Oregon | 2/22/1941 | 1 | |
| Fran Tarkenton* | 24 | QB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 2/3/1940 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 29th pick / 1961 |
| Mick Tingelhoff*+ | 24 | C | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 5/22/1940 | 2 | |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 25 | QB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/6/1939 | 1 | New York Jets / 21st / 163rd pick / 1963 |
| Larry Vargo | 25 | DB-LB | 14 | 12 | 215 | 6-3 | Detroit Mercy | 4/5/1939 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 150th pick / 1961 |
| Bobby Walden | 26 | P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/9/1938 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 |
| Roy Winston | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 222 | 5-11 | LSU | 9/15/1940 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| Team Total | 24.8 | 14 | 222.4 | 6-1.9 | 2.2 |