Tales from the Minnesota Vikings Sideline


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Take a journey from the infant stages of football in Minnesota up through the Vikings’ four Super Bowl appearances in Bill Williamson and Eric Thompson’s Tales from the Minnesota Vikings Sideline. For more than fifty years the Vikings have established themselves as one of the premier teams in the NFL. Perhaps the most successful team to never win a Super Bowl, the Vikings have nevertheless harbored a rich tradition of winning football. Now fans of this Midwest powerhouse will relive all the history, all the passion, and all the tantalizingly glory of Vikings football within these pages. Remember the bone-chilling days of old Metropolitan Stadium? Or the no-nonsense, in-your-face coaching style of Bud Grant? From Cris Carter to Fran Tarkenton, Randy Moss, Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson, Teddy Bridgewater and more, this newly revised edition of Tales from the Minnesota Vikings Sideline has it all!




Tales from the Minnesota Vikings


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Readers are taken on a journey from the infant stages of the Vikings franchise through their Super Bowl run, from the no-nonsense Bud Grant days to the high-flying offensive days of Cris Carter and Randy Moss.




Minnesota Vikings


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This title examines the history of the Minnesota Vikings, telling the story of the franchise and its top players, greatest games, and most thrilling moments. This book includes informative sidebars, high-energy photos, a timeline, a team file, and a glossary. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.




Minnesota Vikings


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Each National Football League team has a unique story. The My First NFL Book series introduces readers to the 32 NFL teams. Each title explores an NFL team’s major records, stars, stadium, history, statistics and more.




Minnesota Vikings All-Time Greats


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From the legends of the game to today’s superstars, get to know the players who have made the Minnesota Vikings one of the NFL's top teams through the years. This book includes a table of contents, a timeline, team facts, additional resources links, a glossary, and an index. This Press Box Books title is aligned to a reading level of grade 3 and an interest level of grades 2–4.




The Minnesota Vikings Story


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With a Viking mascot and distinctly purple uniforms, the Minnesota Vikings have been known as the ÒPurple People Eaters.Ó Their claim to fame began in the 1970s with head coach Bud Grant leading them into four Super Bowls. Young readers will learn more about the tenacity of the Minnesota Vikings in this exciting title!




Meet the Minnesota Vikings


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An introduction to the Minnesota Vikings professional football team. Includes information about the team's history, stadium, star players, uniforms and more. Features a true or false quiz, photos, vintage trading cards reproductions, maps, and records. Includes access to the Team Spirit Overtime website which provides regularly updated information and photos. Aligns to Common Core State Standards requirements for Reading Informational Text. Table of Contents, glossary, additional resources and index.




The Story of the Minnesota Vikings


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The Viking battle horn is blown and it's kickoff! Through narrative nonfiction, timelines, and Fun Facts, readers will engage with the history and superstars of the Minnesota Vikings like never before.




Minnesota Vikings


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They started play as an expansion team in 1961, and within a decade, the Minnesota Vikings were among the NFL’s elite---and most popular---franchises. Minnesota Vikings: The Complete Illustrated History provides the ultimate celebration of this iconic team. Updated to include the historic 2009 season, this revised edition presents all the heroes, all the drama, and all the heartbreaks from a half century of Vikings football, from the debut season with Fran Tarkenton behind center, through the “Purple People Eaters” era, to the latest performances by all-time greats Adrian Peterson and Brett Favre. Written by one the state’s most revered sports columnists, this is a book that no Vikings fan should be without.




The Story of the Minnesota Vikings


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"Middle grade football fans are introduced to the extraordinary history of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings with a photo-laden narrative of their greatest successes and losses"--