Hugh McElhenny, the halfback who starred for San Francisco in the mid-1950s before being taken by the Vikings in the 1961 expansion draft, has died. He was 93. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said ...

Frank Youso, a star offensive tackle at the University of Minnesota who was the first player to join the expansion Vikings in their initial season of 1961, died Saturday in his native International ...

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. – Isabelle Montgomery has been a Minnesota Vikings fan since they came to town in 1961. She is now 103 years old, and devoted, and realistic about her team. The 1961 Vikings, ...

Fran Tarkenton and Fred Zamberletti were NFL rookies when they arrived in Bemidji for the Vikings' first training camp back on July 8, 1961. Fran was the quarterback. Fred was head athletic trainer ...

Frank Youso, a standout lineman for the Gophers and Vikings, died Saturday in his native International Falls. He was 86. Youso, who was 6-4 and 250 pounds during his playing days, came from the Falls ...

The NFL owners conducted a lively meeting in Miami in which they elected Pete Rozelle as their new commissioner. They also reacted to competition from the new American Football League by adding two ...

EDEN PRAIRIE-The Minnesota Vikings are sending condolences to the family of Bob Schnelker, who died Monday in Florida. He was 88. Schnelker was a 2-time Pro Bowler going into his ninth season when he ...