October 5 – November 15, 1959
Bobby Darin
Mack The Knife

A Second Round Pick out of Grambling State, Sammy White made an immediate impact in the NFL winning the Offensive Rookie of the Year and earning the first of two Pro Bowl Selections.  White never left the Vikings and caught 393 passes for an even 6,300 Yards.  Too bad he is most known for taking a vicious hit from Jack Tatum in the Super Bowl!

Henry Thomas (AKA: Hardware Hank) came out of LSU and shortly took over the starting Left Defensive Tackle slot.  Thomas would go to the Pro Bowl twice as a Viking and record 56 Quarterback Sacks for the team.  Thomas was a Viking for eight of his fourteen years in the National Football League.

Already a star Offensive Lineman when he signed with the Vikings, Steve Hutchinson would rattle off four straight Pro Bowls as well as three First Team All-Pro nods when he joined the team.  Hutchinson was only a Viking for six years but there was no doubt who led the O-Line when he played there.

Hutchnson was selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020.