American gridiron football player and coach (1927–2023)
For the American television executive, see Bud Grant (broadcaster).
Bud Grant
Grant with the Minnesota Vikings in 1968
Born
Harry Peter Grant Jr.
(1927-05-20)May 20, 1927
Superior, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died
March 11, 2023(2023-03-11) (aged 95)
Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
American football player
American football career
No. 86
Position:
End Defensive end
Personal information
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
199 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:
Superior Central (Superior, WI)
College:
Minnesota
NFL draft:
1950 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Career history
As a player:
Philadelphia Eagles (1951–1952)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1953–1956)
As a coach:
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1957–1966) Head coach
Minnesota Vikings (1967–1983; 1985) Head coach
As an executive:
Minnesota Vikings (1986–2022) Consultant
Career highlights and awards
As a coach
4× Grey Cup champion (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962)
NFL championship (1969)
NFL Coach of the Year (1969)
CFL Coach of the Year (1965)
Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor
50 Greatest Vikings
Minnesota Vikings 25th Anniversary Team
Minnesota Vikings 40th Anniversary Team
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ring of Honour
As a player
Second-team All-American (1949)
2× First-team All-Big Nine (1948, 1949)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
56
Receiving yards:
997
Receiving touchdowns:
7
Head coaching record
Regular season:
NFL: 158–96–5 (.620) CFL: 102–56–2 (.644)
Postseason:
NFL: 10–12 (.455) CFL: 16–8–1 (.660)
Career:
NFL: 168–108–5 (.607) CFL: 118–64–3 (.646)
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Coaching stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Basketball career
Career information
College
Minnesota
NBA draft
1950: 4th round, 47th overall pick
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Playing career
1949–1951
Position
Forward
Number
14, 20
Career history
1949–1951
Minneapolis Lakers
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1950)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Harry Peter "Bud" Grant Jr. (May 20, 1927 – March 11, 2023) was an American professional gridiron football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Grant was head coach of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings for 18 seasons; he was the team's second (1967–83) and fourth (1985) head coach, leading them to four Super Bowl appearances, 11 division titles, one league championship and three National Football Conference championships. Before coaching the Vikings, he was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for 10 seasons, winning the Grey Cup four times.
Grant attended the University of Minnesota and was a three-sport athlete, in football, basketball, and baseball. After college, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minneapolis Lakers where he won the 1950 NBA Finals. Grant left the NBA to play in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles before leaving for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. A statue of Grant stands in front of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' current stadium, IG Field.
Grant is the most successful coach in both Vikings and Blue Bombers history.[1] He is the fifth-most winningest coach in professional football history with a combined 286 wins in the NFL and CFL.[2] Grant was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1983[3] and to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994.[4] He was the first coach to guide teams to both the Grey Cup and the Super Bowl, the only other being Marv Levy.
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^"Beating the Clock". American Football Monthly. June 1999. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2007.
^"Harry (Bud) Grant". Canadian Football Hall of Fame & Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
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