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.

A four-time Pro Bowler, Ahmad Rashad (the one who really had Mrs. Huxtable) always seemed to secure clutch passes.  Rashad would finish in the top ten in Receptions five times and had well over 5,000 Receiving Yards for the Vikings.  Most notably, Rashad caught a Hail Mary pass in 1980 that won Minnesota the NFC Central Division Title.  We guarantee that this reception alone has earned him many free drinks in Minneapolis!

The popular player entered the Vikings Ring of Honor in 2017.

After he began his professional career in the USFL, Anthon Carter would find a home in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings.  The former Michigan Wolverine star would go to three Pro Bowls and rattle off three consecutive seasons where he would go over 1,000 Yards Receiving.  Carter would also lead the NFL in Yards/Reception in 1987.