While Matt Birk would win the Super Bowl in his final professional game as a member of the Baltimore Ravens, it was with the Vikings where he was at the top of his game.  Birk would become a very stable presence in the middle and you can believe his backfield was happy to have him as the anchor!  Birk went to six Pro Bowls as a Viking.  Not bad for a 6th Round pick from Harvard!

A former team MVP on a loaded USC team, Joey Browner came to the Minnesota Vikings with a lot of expectations on his shoulder, all of which he delivered on.  Browner was not just a great ball hawk but was a brilliant open-field tackler and capable of running down any receiver and bring them down with only one hand.  Any wonder why he went to six Pro Bowls and four All-Madden Teams? 

Grady Alderman is one of the forgotten stars of the Minnesota Vikings.  In the 1960s, Alderman went to six Pro Bowls and earned First Team All-Pro honors in 1969.  The “Last of the Original Vikings” would go on to have a successful career as an executive with the Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos.

August 10 – 23, 1959
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