Mick Tingelhoff: Vikings legend enters Hall of Fame
By Dan Zinski
Vikings football coming later today (sort of). On Saturday, great Vikings center Mick Tingelhoff entered the Hall of Fame after a 37-year wait. About time Hall of Fame!
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Tingelhoff was unable to speak due to some health issues but his old buddy Fran Tarkenton was there to thank his and Mick’s Vikings teammates, coach Bud Grant and the fans. Yes, even Steelers fans.
You can see the joy on Tingelhoff’s face as he and Tarkenton unveil the bust. Emotional day for everyone involved. Now let’s go out and get revenge on the Steelers for that Super Bowl loss by winning an exhibition game!
Aug 8, 2015, Canton, OH, USA; Mick Tingelhoff poses with his bust at the 2015 Pro Football Enshrinement Cermony at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 6, 2015; Canton, OH, USA; General view of a wall display of 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Jerome Bettis and Tim Brown and Charles Haley and Bill Polian and Junior Seau and Will Shields and Mick Tingelhoff and Ron Wolf at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Final induction story from Canton. Fran Tarkenton gets emotional while speaking for best friend Mick Tingelhoff. See: http://t.co/Bx0rom5sWa
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) August 9, 2015
Chuck Foreman on Mick Tingelhoff: “I just saw Mick in training camp (in Mankato) and I spoke to him and he’s happy. It’s all good.’’
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) August 9, 2015
Aug 8, 2015; Canton, OH, USA; Mick Tingelhoff (left) and wife Phyllis Tingelhoff during the TimkenSteel Grand Parade on Cleveland Ave. in advance of the 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Fran Tarkenton gets emotional while speaking for teammate and best friend Mick Tingelhoff at the #PFHOF15 ceremony. http://t.co/fAUKtRO4xi
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) August 9, 2015
Congratulations, Mick Tingelhoff! #PFHOF15 pic.twitter.com/cZiKDu3Ahw
— NFL (@NFL) August 9, 2015
Mick Tingelhoff's Hall-of-Fame induction short but sweet. @markcraignfl has report from Canton http://t.co/lcDwG5J8JF pic.twitter.com/PQHsJ6ikeY
— Star Tribune Sports (@StribSports) August 9, 2015
Tarkenton: "I never knew Mick Tingelhoff to have a bad day."
— Mark Craig (@markcraignfl) August 9, 2015
Congrats to Mick Tingelhoff for going into the @ProFootballHOF this weekend! One of the all-time greatest tough guys to ever play!
— Pete Carroll (@PeteCarroll) August 3, 2015
Highest of praise - Alan Page: Mick Tingelhoff a worthy adversary for Purple People Eaters http://t.co/7sgF7wlp5y
— KC Joyner (@KCJoynerTFS) August 9, 2015
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