Former Vikings head coach Bud Grant has passed away, at the age of 95.
He coached the Vikings for 18 seasons (1967-1983, 1985), and while he took his teams to the Super Bowl four times, he never won it.
He also played two seasons in the NBA with the Minneapolis Lakers, two seasons in the NFL with the Eagles, and four seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL; after retiring as a player, he became the Bombers’ head coach, and won four Grey Cups, prior to moving back to the NFL and becoming the Vikings’ coach. He was the first person to be elected to both the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and the (NFL) Pro Football Hall of Fame.
He was known for his toughness and discipline as a coach, and refused to let his players use heaters on the sideline. Famously, at age 88, he appeared on the field for a Vikings playoff game in 2016 as an honorary captain; he went out to the fifty-yard line for the coin flip, in -6F weather, without a jacket. 
When I was a kid, his Vikings teams regularly dominated my Packers, but I always had a great deal of respect for him. Rest in peace, Bud.