Video Of Vikings Standing In Respect To Anthem circa 1973

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[OneVike]

When I joined Free Republic back in February of 1998, there was no hesitation about what I would use as a name, OneVike. It has always been a sense of pride that I was a Viking fan.

I became a Viking fan the year Bud grant was hired in 67 when I was 11. Oh I watched them before, but didn't become a true fan until I saw Bud Grant standing on the sideline with the players standing at attention during the national anthem. In time the football world would refer to him as, "Stone Face". I was always proud of the way they would stand at attention, and seeing the other teams walking around talking and ignoring the anthem just made me a bigger Viking fan.

As a kid who's father went to prison, I had thoughts that he would be an ideal dad, one I never had. I lionized him, and idolized him, and even to this day my heart glows with pride when I see him. I see similar qualities in the new coach, Mike Zimmer, I remember seeing the first time I saw Bud Grant.

I am still a Viking fan, 50 years of loyalty does not die easy. It's my prayer that the league comes to their senses, but I know they never will. The left has gotten their mitts on it, and like everything they touch it too is going to hell. I stopped watching all other games, but the Vikings. As for the pregame shows, I stopped watching them years ago. Now I have decided that win it it all or not, this will be my last year. I hope that they win it all finally, then I will put away my jersey and my memorabilia to never watch them again. At least if they win it all, I can then go off into the sport sunset knowing they finally won the big one. The NFL, is the last sport I still held onto, after I stop, there will be no sports in my home again.

If they fall short again, this phrase I have learned to embrace, "The Pain And Suffering That Is The Life Of A Minnesota Viking fan", will never have been so clear.

[OneVike]

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[OneVike]

I dropped the word ,”no”, where I wrote Bud Grant minced words.

Should say, “Bud Grant minced no words,,,,,,,”

[Betty Jane]

Nice story. You should write to him. Let him know what he meant to you.

[equaviator]

Koepernick belongs on the cover of MAD Magazine and that’s about it.

[Chode]

long ago and far away

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks OneVike.

As for Kaepernick, back in April, Bud Grant didn't mince words when asked about his actions. "He's trash," said Grant. "But this is a free country. They can't put him in jail. Maybe he should go to Mongolia, Bolivia or Bangladesh. Maybe he can find a flag he can stand up for there. Right now, he’s trash in this country." ... "We're unified. We don't have to spit on the flag to make a point." said Grant.

[rktman]

Don't see Ragnar in the video. 🗡🚣🏼

[ThePatriotsFlag]

You mean the NFL used to have mostly WHITE players? Hmmm, wonder if that has anything to do with it?

[OneVike]

He was only at home games. The game was in Dallas Stadium.

[DoodleBob]

The similarities are endless. To name a few, both of these losers:

-were in the Big League of his/her profession,
-spouted off such that most recipients of their hateful message were repulsed,
-got cut from their team,
- kept yammering on after getting cut to the detriment of the people still in the game,
-think they're motivating the statists when they're in the news, yet they're actually galvanizing normal Americans,
-have few people who give a rip about their existence.

Best. Election. EVER.

[OneVike]

The gif I made is from a home game, but if you go to the video, I took that from the NFC championship game they played in Dallas.

[Right Brother]

Interesting video clip. Might just be timing, but pretty much all white guys. In fact there are more white players in that clip than the average total on any NFL starting line up.

[Dacula]

+1

[OneVike]

in “73” o believe something like 85% of the players were still white

[Right Brother]

I meant to say “any NFL starting line up TODAY”

[Spruce]

The old Met stadium had steam pipes that ran under the hash lines. They were an attempt to thaw the field when it was below freezing. The Vikings designed their offense to stay on those pipes, where the ground was a bit softer. And their defense was designed to keep opposing teams in the middle of the field. On the frozen ground

And the old Met stadium had a statue of Odin on the scoreboard. Bud did not allow heaters on the sideline. When it was really cold, they would stand along the sideline, in short sleeves, and chant “Odin. Odin. Odin...” to the statue. Opposing teams thought the Vikings were nuts

The Vikes lost so much of their mystique when the moved indoors

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[OneVike]

True, but who knows, maybe, just maybe this is the year. Or for me it never will b.

[fishnuts2]

I was a Packer fan for over 50 yrs. I blame the coaches for this crap show. I can’t ever imagine Bud Grant, Vince Lombardi, or Tom Landry, putting up with these miscreants and their actions. A real coach would instruct his players that if you can’t stand at attention for the Flag of our Country, then your place in the lineup is on the end of the bench.

I haven’t watched a game this year, nor plan to in the future.