1965 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (7-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1965 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Norm Van Brocklin (7-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1965 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.
Minnesota scored 383 points, while the shaky defensive squad surrendered 403, most in the circuit. Bill Brown carried the ball for a team-best 699 yards for the Vikings, and Tommy Mason also aided the ground game.
Fran Tarkenton threw for 2,609 yards. Paul Flatley paced pass catchers, snagging 50 passes for 896 yards. Bill Brown was targeted regularly, too.
Ed Sharockman intercepted 6 opponent throws.
Norm Van Brocklin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Grady Alderman | LT | December 10, 1938 | 6'2" | 247 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 13 |
| 33 | Billy Barnes | HB | May 14, 1935 | 5'11" | 201 | Wake Forest | Landis, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Hal Bedsole | TE | December 21, 1941 | 6'5" | 236 | USC | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | Bob Berry | QB | March 10, 1942 | 5'11" | 185 | Oregon | San Jose, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Larry Bowie | RG | October 13, 1939 | 6'2" | 245 | Purdue | Pike, WV USA | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | Bill Brown | FB | June 29, 1938 | 5'11" | 228 | Illinois | Mendota, IL USA | 14 | 12 |
| 66 | Ken Byers | G | April 6, 1940 | 6'1" | 240 | Cincinnati | Logan, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Lee Calland | DB | September 14, 1941 | 6'0" | 190 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Fred Cox | K | December 11, 1938 | 5'11" | 200 | Pittsburgh | Monongahela, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Paul Dickson | RDT | February 26, 1937 | 6'5" | 252 | Baylor | Waco, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 81 | Carl Eller | LDE | February 25, 1942 | 6'6" | 247 | Minnesota | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 85 | Paul Flatley | WR | January 30, 1941 | 6'1" | 187 | Northwestern | Richmond, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 28 | Tom Hall | WR-DB | April 3, 1940 | 6'1" | 195 | Minnesota | Wilmington, DE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Rip Hawkins | MLB | April 21, 1939 | 6'3" | 235 | North Carolina | Winchester, TN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Gary Hill | DB | June 29, 1943 | 6'0" | 200 | USC | 8 | 0 | |
| 47 | Dick James | HB-DB | May 22, 1934 | 5'9" | 179 | Oregon | Grants Pass, OR USA | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Bill Jobko | RLB | October 7, 1935 | 6'2" | 224 | Ohio St. | Bridgeport, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
| 22 | Jeff Jordan | DB | November 23, 1943 | 6'3" | 190 | Tulsa | San Antonio, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | Karl Kassulke | LS | March 20, 1941 | 6'0" | 195 | Marquette | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 8 |
| 15 | Ron Kelen | QB | November 6, 1939 | 6'1" | 185 | Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Phil King | HB-FB | June 22, 1936 | 6'4" | 223 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | John Kirby | LB | May 30, 1942 | 6'3" | 230 | Nebraska | David City, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 77 | Gary Larsen | LDT | March 13, 1940 | 6'5" | 261 | Concordia (IL) | Fargo, ND USA | 12 | 9 |
| 73 | Errol Linden | RT | October 21, 1937 | 6'5" | 258 | Houston | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 46 | Earsell Mackbee | DB | January 15, 1941 | 6'1" | 195 | Utah St. | Brookhaven, MS USA | 10 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Marshall | RDE | December 30, 1937 | 6'4" | 248 | Ohio St. | Danville, KY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Tommy Mason | HB | July 8, 1939 | 6'1" | 196 | Tulane | Lake Charles, LA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 41 | Dave Osborn | RB | March 18, 1943 | 6'0" | 208 | North Dakota | Everett, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Red Phillips | WR | February 5, 1936 | 6'1" | 197 | Auburn | Alexander City, AL USA | 12 | 9 |
| 79 | Jim Prestel | DT | June 28, 1937 | 6'5" | 275 | Idaho | Indianapolis, IN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 19 | Lance Rentzel | KR | October 14, 1943 | 6'2" | 202 | Oklahoma | Queens, NY USA | 11 | 0 |
| 44 | George Rose | LCB | January 1, 1942 | 5'11" | 200 | Auburn | Brunswick, GA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 45 | Ed Sharockman | RCB | November 4, 1939 | 6'0" | 200 | Pittsburgh | St. Clair, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 87 | Gordie Smith | TE | April 9, 1939 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona St. | Douglas, AZ USA | 14 | 9 |
| 64 | Milt Sunde | LG | February 1, 1942 | 6'2" | 250 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Archie Sutton | T | November 2, 1941 | 6'4" | 262 | Illinois | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Fran Tarkenton | QB | February 3, 1940 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Mick Tingelhoff | C | May 22, 1940 | 6'2" | 237 | Nebraska | Lexington, NE USA | 14 | 14 |
| 25 | Larry Vargo | RS | April 5, 1939 | 6'3" | 215 | Detroit Mercy | Iron Mountain, MI USA | 13 | 11 |
| 39 | Bobby Walden | P | March 9, 1938 | 6'0" | 190 | Georgia | Boston, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Lonnie Warwick | LLB | February 26, 1942 | 6'3" | 238 | Tennessee | Raleigh, WV USA | 14 | 7 |
| 60 | Roy Winston | LLB | September 15, 1940 | 5'11" | 222 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 7 |
| 34 | Jim Young | HB | June 6, 1943 | 6'0" | 205 | Queens | Hamilton, ON Canada | 2 | 0 |
