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Hall of Fame Head Coach and fellow Vikings Ring of Honor member Bud Grant enjoyed a deep relationship with Burns that extended before and after their time together on the Vikings sidelines. Following Burns s death Grant issued the following statement: I met Burnsie at Iowa when he picked me up from the airport when I was visiting down there, and from that point on, we started talking football and never stopped. We were on the same page a lot. When I went to Winnipeg, I d have him come up as a guest coach. Our friendship grew over the years, and we became very close friends and so did our families. When I got the job in Minnesota, I talked to him about coming here, but he had a contract with Green Bay. The first year I was at the Vikings, I coached one guy short. I was holding the job for Burnsie until he could come the next year. He was a very astute football mind. He could see things on the field immediately. He was as important to my career as anyone I ve been invol
Burnsie was 94. I m gonna miss him, Vikings Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant said in a statement.
Born Jan. 24, 1927 in Detroit, Burns played quarterback at the University of Michigan and then spent the next four decades in coaching before retiring as Vikings head coach in 1991. His 24-year stint with the Purple, which included 18 seasons as one of the league s most innovative offensive coordinators of his day, earned Burns a place in the Vikings Ring of Honor. He was a brilliant, brilliant coach, Vikings Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton said in a statement. He enabled me to be better than I was. We worked together so closely for so long and nobody ever had more fun doing it. We were laughing, yelling and screaming, but never had a cross word to each other.
Former Vikings Offensive Coordinator, Head Coach Jerry Burns Dies at 94
Burns is a Vikings legend whose personality and offensive innovations will live on forever in franchise lore.
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May 12, 2021
Former Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator and head coach Jerry Burns has passed away at the age of 94, the team announced on social media on Wednesday.
Burns is a member of the Vikings Ring of Honor and will go down as a franchise legend for his 24 years of coaching in Minnesota. Known for his personality and his innovative offensive mind, he was beloved by his players and fellow coaches and will be sorely missed.
The Daily Norseman Mailbag, January 29th, 2021
You have questions, I have answers.
Good Morning!
Damn, you all knocked it out of the park again, hello baseball reference. I did comb Twitter looking for #DailyNorsemanmailbag before hitting the publish button but all I could find was something about a Robin Hood movie or something, maybe the “magic” of Twitter will work next time. For salary cap questions I bought a book to read and leaned on two guest experts plus overthecap.com. Enough from me, let’s see what was on everyone’s mind.
First up, Mary had this to say via email: