Your top 10 Vikings players of all time
On Wednesday, we launched our Greatest Vikings project, revealing the top-10 lists made by Star Tribune journalists. Now it’s your turn. Earlier this month, with Randy Moss’ possible Pro Football Hall of Fame induction looming Super Bowl weekend, we asked you, our readers, to name your top 10 Vikings players of all time. More than 5,000 of you submitted a top 10 list, and here the results:
Reader Picks
1
Fran
Tarkenton
Quarterback
2
Alan
Page
Defensive Tackle
3
Randy
Moss
Wide Receiver
4
Cris
Carter
Wide Receiver
5
Adrian
Peterson
Running Back
6
Carl
Eller
Defensive End
7
John
Randle
Defensive Tackle
8
Randall
McDaniel
Offensive Guard
9
Jim
Marshall
Defensive End
10
Paul
Krause
Safety
11
Chris
Doleman
Defensive End
12
Joey
Browner
Strong Saftey
13
Ron
Yary
Offensive Tackle
14
Mick
Tingelhoff
Center
15
Matt
Blair
Linebacker
Staff Picks
1
Alan
Page
Defensive Tackle
2
Randall
McDaniel
Offensive Guard
3
Randy
Moss
Wide Receiver
4
Fran
Tarkenton
Quaterback
5
Carl
Eller
Defensive End
6
Mick
Tingelhoff
Center
7
Adrian
Peterson
Running Back
8
Cris
Carter
Wide Receiver
9
John
Randle
Defensive Tackle
10
Ron
Yary
Offensive Tackle
11
Paul
Krause
Safety
12
Jim
Marshall
Defensive End
13
Joey
Browner
Strong Safety
14
Chris
Doleman
Defensive End
15
Gary
Zimmerman
Offensive Lineman
The People’s Picks: 1 through 10
Earlier this month, the Star Tribune asked its readers to choose from a long list of great players and create a personal top 10 list: the best Vikings players of all time. More than 5,000 fans responded. We gave point values based on the vote position (a first-place vote got one point, third-place got 0.7 points, tenth-place gets 0.1). The reader and staff results are shown below, with players ranked one through 10 as chosen by Star Tribune readers:
1
2
Fran Tarkenton
Reader results
Staff results
Tarkenton has to be on here for his records and team leadership. Brought the Vikings to 3 SBs
rebel
Star Tribune commenter
2
1
Alan Page
Reader results
Staff results
Alan Page is the greatest Viking. NFL MVP as a D Lineman.
fakestatue
Star Tribune commenter
3
3
Randy Moss
Reader results
Staff results
Randy Moss is Number 1. Maybe the greatest athlete to ever play the game.
ryguy87
Star Tribune commenter
4
8
Cris Carter
Reader results
Staff results
Perhaps the best set of hands the league has ever seen. Say his name, and the number 130 pops into my head. That's a lot of touchdowns for one of the best $100 waiver-wire pickups in NFL history.
Mark Craig
NFL Writer
5
7
Adrian Peterson
Reader results
Staff results
The best running back in franchise history. He was one-dimensional, but, oh boy, what a dimension it was in its prime. Going for 2,097 yards and winning MVP after tearing an ACL was once thought humanly impossible.
Mark Craig
NFL Writer
6
5
Carl Eller
Reader results
Staff results
He was the dominating defensive lineman and one big reason the Purple People Eaters were so destructive of offensive teams.
Sid Hartman
Sports Columnist
7
9
John Randle
Reader results
Staff results
John Randle has to be in the top 10.
Isleman56
Star Tribune commenter
8
2
Randall McDaniel
Reader Picks
Staff results
Most dominant Viking I ever saw, could have excelled at a variety of positions. Powerful, durable, fast, dominant.
Jim Souhan
Sports Columnist
9
12
Jim Marshall
Reader results
Staff results
Jim Marshall played 282 consecutive games at defensive end ... started 270 consecutive games at DE. That's bloody unbelievable!! Marshall is the greatest Viking of all time, for all time, full stop.
dakcoguy
Star Tribune commenter
10
n/a
Chuck Foreman
Reader results
Staff results
Chuck Foreman should be in the top 10 for sure. He and Fran made that team in the mid to late 70's.
Butley
Star Tribune commenter
Explore the results
More than 5,000 fans responded. We gave point values based on the vote position (a first-place vote got one point, third-place got 0.7 points, tenth-place gets 0.1). Find over 5,000 top-10 lists from Star Tribune readers.