Bud Grant
Harold Peter Grant Jr.
Born: May 20, 1927
Superior, WI USA
College: Minnesota
High School: Superior (WI)
Deceased: March 11, 2023
Coaching Career: 1957-1985
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994
Playing statistics
Bud Grant compiled a record of 260 wins and 152 losses and 7 ties in his coaching career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Minnesota Vikings. He began coaching during the 1957 season and last coached during the 1985 campaign.
Coaching Record:
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | G | W | L | T | Pts | Win% | G | W | L | Win% | ||
| 1957 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | .750 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .583 | ||
| 1958 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | .813 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | ||
| 1959 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | .750 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 1960 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28 | .875 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
| 1961 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | .813 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 1962 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | .688 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | ||
| 1963 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | .438 | ||||||
| 1964 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .094 | ||||||
| 1965 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | .688 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | ||
| 1966 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | .531 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
| 1967 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | .321 | |||||||
| 1968 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1969 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | NFL Champions | ||
| 1970 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1971 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1972 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | |||||||
| 1973 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | NFC Champions | ||
| 1974 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | NFC Champions | ||
| 1975 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1976 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .821 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | NFC Champions | ||
| 1977 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1978 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1979 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |||||||
| 1980 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1981 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |||||||
| 1982 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1983 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |||||||
| 1985 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |||||||
| Totals | 419 | 260 | 152 | 7 | 206 | .629 | 53 | 30 | 22 | .575 | ||||
Awards
1965 - Annis Stukus Trophy (Coach of the Year)
1969 - AP NFL Coach of the Year
1969 - Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year
