1972 Minnesota Vikings Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Bud Grant (7-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1972 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
1972 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Minnesota scored 301 points, while the defense allowed 252. Fran Tarkenton tossed for 2,651 yards. John Gilliam paced pass catchers, snagging 47 passes for 1,035 yards.

Oscar Reed carried the ball for a team-best 639 yards for the Vikings.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 40 turnovers. Paul Krause picked off 6 opponent throws.

Bud Grant coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
67Grady AldermanLTDecember 10, 19386'2"247Detroit MercyDetroit, MI USA1414
87John BeasleyTEApril 6, 19456'3"228CaliforniaPasadena, CA USA1414
24Terry BrownDBJanuary 9, 19476'0"205Oklahoma St.Walters, OK USA80
30Bill BrownRBJune 29, 19385'11"228IllinoisMendota, IL USA140
20Bobby BryantRCBJanuary 24, 19446'1"170South CarolinaMacon, GA USA1414
14Fred CoxKDecember 11, 19385'11"200PittsburghMonongahela, PA USA140
71Doug DavisTJuly 22, 19446'4"255KentuckyElkton, MD USA50
27Calvin DemeryWRAugust 17, 19506'1"190Arizona St.Phoenix, AZ USA50
11Mike EischeidPSeptember 29, 19406'0"190Upper IowaOrange City, IA USA140
81Carl EllerLDEFebruary 25, 19426'6"247MinnesotaWinston-Salem, NC USA1414
56Carl GersbachLBJanuary 8, 19476'1"230DukeSyracuse, NY USA140
42John GilliamKRAugust 7, 19456'1"195South Carolina St.Greenwood, SC USA1414
80John HendersonWR-FLMarch 21, 19436'3"195MichiganDayton, OH USA120
58Wally HilgenbergRLBSeptember 19, 19426'3"229IowaMarshalltown, IA USA1414
26Clint JonesRBMay 24, 19456'0"205Michigan St.Cleveland, OH USA70
29Karl KassulkeSSMarch 20, 19416'0"195MarquetteMilwaukee, WI USA86
22Paul KrauseFSFebruary 19, 19426'3"200IowaFlint, MI USA1414
77Gary LarsenLDTMarch 13, 19406'5"261Concordia (IL)Fargo, ND USA1414
19Bob LeeQB-PAugust 7, 19456'2"195Arizona St.Columbus, OH USA20
21Jim LindseyRBNovember 24, 19446'2"210ArkansasCaldwell, AR USA130
75Bob LurtsemaDT-DEMarch 29, 19426'6"250Michigan TechGrand Rapids, MI USA140
49Ed MarinaroFBMarch 31, 19506'2"212CornellNew York, NY USA106
70Jim MarshallRDEDecember 30, 19376'4"248Ohio St.Danville, KY USA1414
55Amos MartinLBJanuary 30, 19496'3"228LouisvilleIndianapolis, IN USA50
41Dave OsbornRBMarch 18, 19436'0"208North DakotaEverett, WA USA140
88Alan PageRDTAugust 7, 19456'4"245Notre DameCanton, OH USA1414
32Oscar ReedRBMarch 24, 19446'0"222Colorado St.Jonestown, MS USA1414
45Ed SharockmanDBNovember 4, 19396'0"200PittsburghSt. Clair, PA USA70
50Jeff SiemonMLBJune 2, 19506'2"235StanfordRochester, MN USA138
64Milt SundeRGFebruary 1, 19426'2"250MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA1414
69Doug SutherlandDT-G-DEAugust 1, 19486'3"250Wisc-SuperiorSuperior, WI USA140
10Fran TarkentonQBFebruary 3, 19406'0"190GeorgiaRichmond, VA USA1414
53Mick TingelhoffCMay 22, 19406'2"237NebraskaLexington, NE USA1414
83Stu VoigtTEAugust 12, 19486'1"223WisconsinMadison, WI USA140
72John WardG-DE-CMay 27, 19486'4"258Oklahoma St.Enid, OK USA140
59Lonnie WarwickLBFebruary 26, 19426'3"238TennesseeRaleigh, WV USA60
84Gene WashingtonWRJanuary 25, 19446'3"208Michigan St.La Porte, TX USA1211
40Charlie WestLCBAugust 31, 19466'1"197Angelo State (TX)Terrell, TX USA1413
62Ed WhiteLGApril 4, 19476'1"269CaliforniaSan Diego, CA USA1414
60Roy WinstonLLBSeptember 15, 19405'11"222LSUBaton Rouge, LA USA1313
23Jeff WrightDBJune 13, 19495'11"190MinnesotaEdina, MN USA130
43Nate WrightDBDecember 21, 19465'11"180San Diego St.Madison, FL USA140
73Ron YaryRTAugust 16, 19466'5"255USCChicago, IL USA1414
51Godfrey ZaunbrecherCFebruary 21, 19466'2"240LSUCrowley, LA USA70



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