For the second straight year, a great Viking of the 1990s will join the immortals in Canton.
Last year it was stalwart guard Randall McDaniel. This year it is high-energy defensive lineman John Randle.
Randle becomes the third Viking defensive lineman enshrined in the Hall-of-Fame, following famed Purple People Eaters Carl Eller and Alan Page.
He enters the hall as part of a class that includes Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Russ Grimm, Ricky Jackson, Floyd Little and Dick LeBeau.
One of Randle’s teammates, Cris Carter, was among the 15 finalists also considered today by Hall voters, but he was eliminated in the first round of cut-downs.
It seems absurd that Carter should continue being denied every year, considering what a great player he was for the better part of a decade, but it’s hard to be too angry when another equally deserving Viking has gotten the call.
In his 14-year career, Randle amassed 137 1/2 sacks, was named to seven Pro Bowl teams, and was voted first-team All-Pro six times. The undrafted Randle was always considered undersized for a tackle, but he had incredible quickness, especially on the Metrodome turf, and was the ultimate motor-that-never-quit guy.
Thanks to that motor, and his trademark facepaint, Randle became a fan favorite. And now he is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Vikings fans rent billboard in Mississippi urging Brett Favre to play again
A group of Vikings fans has rented a billboard in Mississippi urging Minnesota QB Brett Favre to return for another season.
What began as a Facebook group supporting Favre that Vikings fan Jay Tappe began has morphed into a fund intent on luring the 40-year-old QB back to Minnesota.
“I had no idea what to expect,” Tappe told the Hattiesburg American of starting the group. “We have enough to keep the billboard up for at least another week. We’ll try to keep it up for about a month. It’s crazy.”
The billboard reads:
Favre hasn’t decided on whether to play in a 20th NFL season. His agent revealed photos this week of Favre’s heavily bruised ankle and hamstring following a loss to the Saints in the NFC title game.
Long-time Minnesota Vikings star John Randle finished up his Hall of Fame career with the Seahawks, playing 43 games for Seattle from 2001-03
Everybody with a brain wants Brett Favre back. Favre led the Vikings to a second seed in the playoffs, a dominating win over the red hot Cowboys and a tie in regulation against the eventual world champion Aints, even though they were allowed the advantages of playing dirty. The Aints used their dirty play to kill the defending NFC champion Cardinals, but needed overtime to squeak by the Vikings and then pounded the Colts 31-17 in the Super Bowl. Clearly the Favre-led Vikings are the best clean team!
We should all feel sorry for the Saints that the city needed a dirty Super Bowl to rally around to rebuild their corrupt community.