Bud Grant Autographs
Bud Grant, born Harry Peter Grant, was a former American Football player and coach who is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in the history of the sport. He was born on May 20, 1927, in Superior, Wisconsin, and grew up playing various sports including basketball, baseball, and football. He played college football for the University of Minnesota from 1945 to 1950, where he was a standout end and a two-time All-American.
In 1950, Bud Grant was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the NFL draft. He played for the Eagles for two seasons before being traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League in 1953. He played for the Blue Bombers for 10 seasons and was a five-time CFL All-Star. He also led the team to four Grey Cup championships. After his playing career ended, he went on to become the head coach of the Blue Bombers from 1957 to 1966, where he won six Western Conference championships and four Grey Cup championships.
In 1967, Bud Grant was hired as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL. He led the Vikings for 18 seasons, winning 11 division championships, four conference championships, and two NFL championships. He was known for his stoic demeanor on the sidelines and for his innovative coaching strategies, including his use of advanced scouting techniques and the famous “Purple People Eaters” defense. He retired from coaching in 1985 with a career record of 168–108–5, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994. His legacy as one of the greatest coaches in the NFL continues to be celebrated and admired to this day.
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Current items with a signature of Bud Grant
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Traded items with a signature of Bud Grant
The most expensive item with a signature of Bud Grant (1954 Blue Ribbon Tea CFL #7 Bud Grant Rookie RC Signed Auto 10 PSA/DNA PSA 4.5) was sold in March 2023 for $2,000.00 while the cheapest item (Bud Grant #5 Art Card Limited 18/50 Edward Vela Signed (Minnesota Vikings)) found a new owner for $0.99 in August 2024. The month with the most items sold (22) was March 2023 with an average selling price of $74.99 for an autographed item of Bud Grant. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2019 with $249.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was July 2024. In average, an autographed item from Bud Grant is worth $37.00.
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Latest News about Bud Grant
Vikings to honor Hall of Fame coach Grant throughout 2023 season (08/09/2023): Vikings co-owner Mark Wilf announced Tuesday that the team will wear its classic uniforms with a featured "Bud" signature patch for the Sept. 10 home opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in honor of the late Bud Grant and his impact on the franchise across 18 years as head coach. Additionally, W 
Bud Grant, legendary Vikings head coach and Hall of Famer, dies at 95 (03/11/2023): Grant led the Vikings to four Super Bowl appearances in 18 years Hall of Fame Vikings coach Grant dies at age 95 (03/11/2023): Bud Grant, the Hall of Fame coach who led the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowl appearances, has died at the age of 95. Bud Grant urges NFL to change rules to reduce kneeldowns, fair catches, touchbac (05/21/2022): Hall of Fame former Vikings coach Bud Grant is, at 95, almost as old as the NFL itself. But he’s not done offering suggestions for how the league can improve quality of play. Grant told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that he wants to take out the boring parts of every game, specifically kneeldowns at Bud Grant Way becomes a Minneapolis street (12/03/2014): Bud Grant Way is now a formally recognized street in Minneapolis, just to the south of the under-construction Minnesota Vikings stadium.
Older News Stories about Bud Grant
Minneapolis To Name Street Honoring Bud Grant (11/2014): The city of Minneapolis plans to name a street near the new Vikings stadium after former Vikings and NFL Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant. Plans call for naming 9th Avenue South between 6th Street and 7th Street "Bud Grant Way." Legendary Bombers coach Bud Grant made monumental impact (10/2014): President and CEO Wade Miller is making sure the Winnipeg Football Club will do everything it can to celebrate and honour the club's rich history, and you can never go wrong with Bud Grant. Bud Grant on Chuck Noll: 'He kept that team together and he won' (06/2014): Bud Grant didn't know Chuck Noll well. But he saw enough of his Pittsburgh Steelers to place Noll among the NFL's all-time greats. What Bud Grant held back from garage sale (05/2014): Vikings legend isn't sentimental, but some coaching mementos weren't for sale State hockey report: Plante can live with comparisons to Bud Grant (03/2014): Hermantown coach Bruce Plante said he's been likened to former Vikings coach and hall of famer Bud Grant. Vikings featuring Bud Grant in Metrodome festivities (12/2013): Bud Grant said hello to the Metrodome in 1982. Now, he'll be one of those saying goodbye to it. Bud Grant: With Vikings, Marc Trestman was 'student of game' (09/2013): Legendary former Vikings coach Bud Grant isn't surprised that St. Louis Park native Marc Trestman is an NFL head coach. Bud Grant to make historic trek next week (08/2013): Can it be true? "It's going to be the first time I've been there,'' the Vikings coaching legend said. Anderson: Fire singes Bud Grant's dream (05/2013): Bud Grant spent a half-century enjoying and improving a tract of land that is “all gone now, all burned.” Rand: A Q&A with Bud Grant (04/2013): Bud Grant, shown here in 2010, will be honored by Superior High School for his athletic exploits Wednesday. Legendary former Vikings coach Bud Grant is going back to his roots. Minnesota Vikings: Matt Blair sees similarities between Leslie Frazier, Bud Gran (10/2012): Matt Blair played for Bud Grant for 10 seasons and sees strong parallels between the coaching styles of Grant and current Vikings coach Leslie Frazier. Ex-Vikings coach Bud Grant to Seahawks' Carroll on Wilson: Tarkenton wasn't tall (09/2012): All of "Game Change," as well as part of the book on which the HBO movie was based, dramatized John McCain's failure to properly vet Sarah Palin as his running mate during the 2008 presidential campaign. Former coach Bud Grant scores touchdown with senators (03/2012): St. Paul - The past week was full of big news under the Minnesota Capitol dome, everything from hundreds of workers protesting a proposal that would make joining unions optional to a sex scandal to the sudden stalling of a stadium construction bill. C.J. Q&A: Vikings legend Bud Grant still in the hunt at 84 (02/2012): Article by: C.J. , Star Tribune Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant probably wouldn't allow tweeting if he were in charge of the Vikings today. He doesn't even own a computer himself and says his cellphone is likely as not to have a dead battery. Catching Up With Vikings’ Hall Of Fame Coach Bud Grant (11/2011): Mark Rosen got a chance to sit down and talk football with Vikings' Hall Of Fame coach, Bud Grant.
