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Bud Grant's life: All of the Star Tribune coverage

All of our stories, columns and memories of the legendary Minnesota Vikings coach and sports icon. This page will continue be updated.

Last updated March 17, 2023 - 10:30 AM

Bud Grant, now 95, reflects on the journey of a lifetime

March 11, 2023 - 1:07 PM

The legendary Vikings coach turned 95 on Friday, a milestone made even more impressive because he cheated death at age 29.

Armistice Day Blizzard nearly claimed a teen Bud Grant among its duck-hunting victims

November 11, 2022 - 6:54 PM

Bud Grant, 95 now, was just a boy 82 years ago when the massive storm crushed the Midwest and claimed 154 lives.

'Legend forever': Sports world, in Minnesota and beyond, reacts to death of Bud Grant

March 12, 2023 - 4:25 PM

In both downtowns, and far beyond, many across sports paused to remember Bud Grant and his contributions in so many ways to Minnesota and Minnesota sports.

Bud Grant: A lifetime of sports excellence

March 11, 2023 - 5:40 PM

The star athlete for the Gophers also played in the NFL, NBA and CFL before going on to success as the Vikings coach.

Five things to know about Bud Grant's Gophers career

March 11, 2023 - 5:32 PM

Grant earned nine letters at Minnesota, in football, basketball and baseball and was twice named All-Big Ten in football, playing both offense and defense.

Minnesotans, Vikings fans mourn Bud Grant

March 11, 2023 - 8:57 PM

To those who knew him and those who didn't, Bud Grant was a quintessential Minnesotan.

Bud Grant, Sid Hartman, Jerry Burns: Three close friends who were very, very different

March 13, 2023 - 6:07 AM

Three of the most memorable men in Minnesota sports all left us in their 90s, while leaving behind more than enough stories and memories.

• 'Like losing a best friend.' Former Vikings players remember Bud Grant's stoic, generous style

  March 11, 2023 - 6:14 PM

  Grant took the Vikings to four Super Bowls and developed friendships with his players that endured long after their careers on the field were over.

• Patrick Reusse on Bud Grant: Journey through the memories

  March 13, 2023 - 8:25 AM

• Closest personal friends: Takes from Sid Hartman on Bud Grant

  March 11, 2023 - 3:49 PM

  The Star Tribune columnist, who died in 2020 at 100, often went to Grant for opinions and insights. They first became friends when Grant attended the University of Minnesota.

• Mike Grant on Bud: 'The older I have become, the more I hear my dad's voice in things that I say'

  March 13, 2023 - 3:07 PM

  While Minnesota mourns the loss of a coaching legend, Eden Prairie high school football coach Mike Grant is mourning the loss of his father. A lifetime of memories, though, brings smiles along with those tears.

• Bud Grant hunted for peace and thrills far away from football fields

  March 18, 2023 - 4:44 PM

  A coach who hunted and fished? Or a hunter and fisherman who coached? With the Minnesota icon, it was hard to tell.

• Bud Grant, legendary Vikings coach and Minnesota sports icon, dies at age 95

  March 11, 2023 - 8:21 PM

  A standout athlete, avid outdoorsman, and iconic figure on the sideline, Grant left his mark on the state.