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1970 Minnesota Vikings

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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 335 points (23.9/g), 3rd of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 143 points (10.2/g), 1st.
 Differential of 192 points (13.7/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 12.4-1.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.9/g), 4th.

Coached by Bud Grant (12-2-0)

1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Gary Cuozzo 29 7 12 128 for 257, 1,720 yards, 7 td, 10 int, & 17 rushes for 61 yards and 0 td
RB Dave Osborn* 27 5 10 207 rushes for 681 yards, 5 td, & 23 catches for 202 yards and 1 td

Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 176th pick / 1965

FB Bill Brown 32 9 12 101 rushes for 324 yards, 0 td, & 15 catches for 149 yards and 2 td

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961
New York Titans / 6th / 45th pick / 1961

WR Bob Grim 25 3 9 23 catches for 287 yards, 0 td

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967

WR Gene Washington* 26 3 14 44 catches for 702 yards, 4 td

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1967

TE John Beasley 25 3 14 17 catches for 237 yards, 2 td

Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 197th pick / 1967

LT Grady Alderman 32 10 11 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960

LG Jim Vellone 26 4 8
LG Ed White 23 1 7

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969

C Mick Tingelhoff 30 8 14 1 fumble recovered
RG Milt Sunde 28 6 14

Minnesota Vikings / 20th / 271st pick / 1964

RT Ron Yary 24 2 14

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968

 Defensive Starters
LDE Carl Eller*+ 28 6 14 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964
Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 6th pick / 1964

LDT Gary Larsen* 30 6 14 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 133rd pick / 1964

RDT Alan Page*+ 25 3 14 1 interception, 7 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967

RDE Jim Marshall 33 10 14 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960

LLB Roy Winston 30 8 14 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962
Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 45th pick / 1962

MLB Lonnie Warwick 28 5 14 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RLB Wally Hilgenberg 28 6 14 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964
Denver Broncos / 8th / 57th pick / 1964

LCB Bobby Bryant 26 2 10 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967

RCB Ed Sharockman 31 9 14 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961
Dallas Texans / 22nd / 174th pick / 1961

SS Karl Kassulke* 29 7 14 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963

FS Paul Krause 28 6 14 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964
Denver Broncos / 12th / 89th pick / 1964

 Special Teams Starters
K Fred Cox* 32 7 0 30 of 46 field goals & 35 of 35 extra points

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961
New York Titans / 28th / 221st pick / 1961

P Tom McNeill 28 3 0 61 punts for a 37.9 average, 0 blocked
PR Charlie West 24 2 0 29 punt returns for a 5.8 average and 0 td

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968

KR Clint Jones 25 3 0 19 kick returns for a 23.8 average and 0 td

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 2nd pick / 1967

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Grady Alderman 32 T-G 14 11 247 6-2 Detroit Mercy 12/10/1938 10

Detroit Lions / 10th / 111th pick / 1960

John Beasley 25 TE 14 14 228 6-3 California 4/6/1945 3

Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 197th pick / 1967

Bill Brown 32 RB 14 12 228 5-11 Illinois 6/29/1938 9

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1961
New York Titans / 6th / 45th pick / 1961

Bobby Bryant 26 DB 11 10 170 6-1 South Carolina 1/24/1944 2

Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1967

Bill Cappleman 23 QB 1 0 210 6-3 Florida State 3/12/1947 Rook

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1970

John Charles 26 DB 8 0 205 6-0 Purdue 5/9/1944 3

Boston Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1967

Fred Cox* 32 K 14 0 200 5-11 Pittsburgh 12/11/1938 7

Cleveland Browns / 8th / 110th pick / 1961
New York Titans / 28th / 221st pick / 1961

Gary Cuozzo 29 QB 12 12 195 6-0 Virginia 4/26/1941 7
Doug Davis 26 T 12 0 255 6-4 Kentucky 7/22/1944 4

Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 72nd pick / 1966

Paul Dickson 33 DT-T 14 0 252 6-5 Baylor 2/26/1937 11

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1959

Carl Eller*+ 28 DE 14 14 247 6-6 Minnesota 2/25/1942 6

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1964
Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 6th pick / 1964

Hap Farber 22 LB 3 0 220 6-1 Mississippi 7/1/1948 Rook

Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 181st pick / 1970

Bob Grim 25 WR 14 9 200 6-0 Oregon State 5/8/1945 3

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 28th pick / 1967

Dale Hackbart 32 DB 14 0 210 6-3 Wisconsin 7/21/1938 10

Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1960

Jim Hargrove 25 LB 12 0 233 6-2 Howard Payne 2/21/1945 3

Minnesota Vikings / 14th / 348th pick / 1967

John Henderson 27 WR-FL 14 0 195 6-3 Michigan 3/21/1943 5

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 63rd pick / 1965
Buffalo Bills / 17th / 136th pick / 1965

Wally Hilgenberg 28 LB-G 14 14 229 6-3 Iowa 9/19/1942 6

Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1964
Denver Broncos / 8th / 57th pick / 1964

Clint Jones 25 RB 14 0 205 6-0 Michigan State 5/24/1945 3

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 2nd pick / 1967

Karl Kassulke* 29 DB 14 14 195 6-0 Drake,Marquette 3/20/1941 7

Detroit Lions / 11th / 152nd pick / 1963

Kent Kramer 26 TE 11 0 235 6-4 Minnesota 7/21/1944 4

Miami Dolphins / 13th / 110th pick / 1966
San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 133rd pick / 1966

Paul Krause 28 DB-WR 14 14 200 6-3 Iowa 2/19/1942 6

Washington Redskins / 2nd / 18th pick / 1964
Denver Broncos / 12th / 89th pick / 1964

Gary Larsen* 30 DT 14 14 261 6-5 Concordia (IL) 3/13/1940 6

Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 133rd pick / 1964

Bob Lee 25 QB-P 6 2 195 6-2 Arizona State,Pacific 8/7/1945 1

Minnesota Vikings / 17th / 441st pick / 1968

Jim Lindsey 26 RB 11 0 210 6-2 Arkansas 11/24/1944 4

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 17th pick / 1966
Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 27th pick / 1966

Jim Marshall 33 DE 14 14 248 6-4 Ohio State 12/30/1937 10

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 44th pick / 1960

Mike McGill 24 LB 14 0 235 6-2 Notre Dame 11/21/1946 2

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 76th pick / 1968

Tom McNeill 28 P 14 0 195 6-1 Stephen F. Austin 8/12/1942 3
Wayne Meylan 24 LB 2 0 237 6-1 Nebraska 3/2/1946 2

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 104th pick / 1968

Dave Osborn* 27 RB 14 10 208 6-0 North Dakota 3/18/1943 5

Minnesota Vikings / 13th / 176th pick / 1965

Alan Page*+ 25 DT 14 14 245 6-4 Notre Dame 8/7/1945 3

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967

Ted Provost 22 DB 7 0 195 6-2 Ohio State 7/26/1948 Rook

Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 162nd pick / 1970

Oscar Reed 26 RB 12 0 222 6-0 Colorado State 3/24/1944 2

Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 167th pick / 1968

Ed Sharockman 31 DB 14 14 200 6-0 Pittsburgh 11/4/1939 9

Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 57th pick / 1961
Dallas Texans / 22nd / 174th pick / 1961

Steve Smith 26 T-DE 14 0 250 6-2 Michigan 5/29/1944 4

San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 71st pick / 1966
Houston Oilers / 16th / 140th pick / 1966

Milt Sunde 28 G 14 14 250 6-2 Minnesota 2/1/1942 6

Minnesota Vikings / 20th / 271st pick / 1964

Mick Tingelhoff 30 C 14 14 237 6-2 Nebraska 5/22/1940 8
Jim Vellone 26 G 11 8 255 6-3 USC 8/20/1944 4
Stu Voigt 22 TE 3 0 223 6-1 Wisconsin 8/12/1948 Rook

Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 260th pick / 1970

John Ward 22 G-DE-C 14 0 258 6-4 Oklahoma State 5/27/1948 Rook

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 25th pick / 1970

Lonnie Warwick 28 LB 14 14 238 6-3 Tennessee,Tennessee Tech 2/26/1942 5
Gene Washington* 26 WR 14 14 208 6-3 Michigan State 1/25/1944 3

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 8th pick / 1967

Charlie West 24 DB 14 0 197 6-1 Angelo State (TX),Texas-El Paso 8/31/1946 2

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1968

Ed White 23 G-T 14 7 269 6-1 California 4/4/1947 1

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 39th pick / 1969

Roy Winston 30 LB 14 14 222 5-11 LSU 9/15/1940 8

San Diego Chargers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1962
Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 45th pick / 1962

Ron Yary 24 T 14 14 255 6-5 USC 8/16/1946 2

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 1st pick / 1968

Team Total 26.9 14 223.8 6-2.0 4.4