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1967 Minnesota Vikings
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Record: 3-8-3, Finished 4th in NFL Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 233 points (16.6/g), 14th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 294 points (21.0/g), 7th.
Differential of -61 points (-4.4/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 5.1-8.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 9th.
Coached by Bud Grant (3-8-3)
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1967 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 | Joe Kapp | 29 | Rook | 11 | 102 for 214, 1,386 yards, 8 td, 17 int, & 27 rushes for 167 yards and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 18th / 209th pick / 1959 |
| HB | Dave Osborn | 24 | 2 | 14 | 215 rushes for 972 yards, 2 td, & 34 catches for 272 yards and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 176th pick / 1965 |
| FB | Bill Brown* | 29 | 6 | 14 | 185 rushes for 610 yards, 5 td, & 22 catches for 263 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| WR | Paul Flatley | 26 | 4 | 13 | 23 catches for 232 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 44th pick / 1963 |
| WR | Red Phillips | 31 | 9 | 9 | 21 catches for 352 yards, 3 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1958 |
| TE | Marlin McKeever | 27 | 6 | 14 | 14 catches for 184 yards, 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Grady Alderman* | 29 | 7 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 |
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| LG | Milt Sunde | 25 | 3 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 20th / 271st pick / 1964 |
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| LG | Jim Vellone | 23 | 1 | 8 | ||
| C | Mick Tingelhoff* | 27 | 5 | 14 | ||
| RG | Larry Bowie | 28 | 5 | 14 | Dallas Texans / 8th / 59th pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Doug Davis | 23 | 1 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 72nd pick / 1966 |
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| RT | Bob Breitenstein | 24 | 2 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1965 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Carl Eller | 25 | 3 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | Alan Page | 22 | Rook | 11 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| RDT | Paul Dickson | 30 | 8 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1959 |
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| RDE | Jim Marshall | 30 | 7 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| LLB | Roy Winston | 27 | 5 | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
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| MLB | Lonnie Warwick | 25 | 2 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | John Kirby | 25 | 3 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1964 |
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| LCB | Earsell Mackbee | 26 | 2 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Ed Sharockman | 28 | 6 | 13 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| LS | Karl Kassulke | 26 | 4 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963 |
| RS | Dale Hackbart | 29 | 7 | 12 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cox | 29 | 4 | 0 | 17 of 33 field goals & 26 of 26 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| P | Bobby Walden | 29 | 3 | 0 | 75 punts for a 41.6 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 |
| PR | Bob Grim | 22 | Rook | 0 | 25 punt returns for a 4.0 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 |
| KR | Clint Jones | 22 | Rook | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 1 td | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 2nd pick / 1967 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Grady Alderman* | 29 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 247 | 6-2 | Detroit Mercy | 12/10/1938 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960 |
| John Beasley | 22 | TE | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | California | 4/6/1945 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 197th pick / 1967 |
| Bob Berry | 25 | QB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/10/1942 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 142nd pick / 1964 |
| Larry Bowie | 28 | G | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-2 | Purdue | 10/13/1939 | 5 | Dallas Texans / 8th / 59th pick / 1962 |
| Bob Breitenstein | 24 | T-G | 11 | 7 | 265 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 4/8/1943 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1965 |
| Bill Brown* | 29 | RB | 14 | 14 | 228 | 5-11 | Illinois | 6/29/1938 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961 |
| Al Coleman | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Jackson State,Tennessee State | 12/27/1944 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 87th pick / 1967 |
| Fred Cox | 29 | K | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/11/1938 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961 |
| Doug Davis | 23 | T | 11 | 7 | 255 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 7/22/1944 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 72nd pick / 1966 |
| Earl Denny | 22 | RB | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Missouri | 7/21/1945 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 61st pick / 1967 |
| Paul Dickson | 30 | DT-T | 14 | 13 | 252 | 6-5 | Baylor | 2/26/1937 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1959 |
| Carl Eller | 25 | DE | 14 | 13 | 247 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 2/25/1942 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964 |
| Paul Faust | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 7/23/1943 | Rook | |
| Mike Fitzgerald | 26 | DB | 6 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Iowa State | 5/4/1941 | 1 | |
| Paul Flatley | 26 | WR-FL | 13 | 13 | 187 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 1/30/1941 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 44th pick / 1963 |
| Bob Grim | 22 | WR | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 5/8/1945 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967 |
| Dale Hackbart | 29 | DB | 13 | 12 | 210 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 7/21/1938 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960 |
| Don Hansen | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Illinois | 8/20/1944 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 42nd pick / 1966 |
| Jim Hargrove | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Howard Payne | 2/21/1945 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 348th pick / 1967 |
| Clint Jones | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 5/24/1945 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 2nd pick / 1967 |
| Jeff F. Jordan | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 11/23/1943 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 107th pick / 1965 |
| Joe Kapp | 29 | QB | 13 | 11 | 215 | 6-2 | California | 3/19/1938 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 18th / 209th pick / 1959 |
| Karl Kassulke | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-0 | Drake,Marquette | 3/20/1941 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963 |
| Brady Keys | 31 | DB-HB | 8 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 5/19/1936 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1960 |
| John Kirby | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 5/30/1942 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1964 |
| Gary Larsen | 27 | DT | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-5 | Concordia (IL) | 3/13/1940 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 133rd pick / 1964 |
| Jim Lindsey | 23 | RB | 8 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 11/24/1944 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 17th pick / 1966 |
| Earsell Mackbee | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 195 | 6-1 | Utah State | 1/15/1941 | 2 | |
| Jim Marshall | 30 | DE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 12/30/1937 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960 |
| Marlin McKeever | 27 | LB-TE | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-1 | USC | 1/1/1940 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1961 |
| Dave Osborn | 24 | RB | 14 | 14 | 208 | 6-0 | North Dakota | 3/18/1943 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 176th pick / 1965 |
| Alan Page | 22 | DT | 14 | 11 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1945 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| John Pentecost | 24 | G | 4 | 0 | 251 | 6-2 | UCLA | 12/23/1943 | Rook | |
| Red Phillips | 31 | E | 13 | 9 | 197 | 6-1 | Auburn | 2/5/1936 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1958 |
| Ed Sharockman | 28 | DB | 14 | 13 | 200 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/4/1939 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961 |
| Jerry Shay | 23 | DT | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Purdue | 7/10/1944 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1966 |
| Arnie Simkus | 24 | DE-DT | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/25/1943 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 72nd pick / 1965 |
| Milt Sunde | 25 | G | 10 | 8 | 250 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 2/1/1942 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 20th / 271st pick / 1964 |
| Archie Sutton | 26 | T | 2 | 0 | 262 | 6-4 | Illinois | 11/2/1941 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 15th pick / 1965 |
| Pete Tatman | 22 | RB | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 4/27/1945 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 244th pick / 1967 |
| Mick Tingelhoff* | 27 | C | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 5/22/1940 | 5 | |
| Dave Tobey | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 231 | 6-3 | Oregon | 3/17/1943 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 130th pick / 1965 |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 28 | QB | 11 | 3 | 185 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/6/1939 | 4 | New York Jets / 21st / 163rd pick / 1963 |
| Jim Vellone | 23 | G | 14 | 8 | 255 | 6-3 | USC | 8/20/1944 | 1 | |
| Bobby Walden | 29 | P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Georgia | 3/9/1938 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 32nd pick / 1961 |
| Lonnie Warwick | 25 | LB | 14 | 14 | 238 | 6-3 | Tennessee,Tennessee Tech | 2/26/1942 | 2 | |
| Gene Washington | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 1/25/1944 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1967 |
| Roy Winston | 27 | LB | 14 | 12 | 222 | 5-11 | LSU | 9/15/1940 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962 |
| Team Total | 25.5 | 14 | 222.3 | 6-1.8 | 2.7 |