Bud Grant's life celebrated at US Bank Stadium MINNEAPOLIS -- Family, friends and Minnesota Vikings legends gathered at U.S. Bank Stadium Sunday to celebrate Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant's life.

Mike Grant, one of Bud's sons, looked at the sunshine beaming through the clear plastic roof panels and said: "My dad would have wondered why you were here on this beautiful day in the spring.

Because if Bud Grant’s goal was to get his players to show heart and to play like the Vikings of old, then mission accomplished. The Vikings went on to have a respectable 7-9 record and Grant ...

He was 95. (AP Photo/File) FILE - Minnesota Vikings coach bud Grant holds up chart containing Dallas Cowboys' offensive plays during NFL football practice in Minneapolis, Dec. 29, 1977.

Bud Grant retired from coaching at the age of 58 and started spending more time outdoors with his dogs and with nature. In 1984, RJ Fritz got a special look at what a partial retirement looked ...

After Bud Grant retired following the 1983 season, and Les Steckel had his disastrous stint in 1984 where he was trying to run a military operation, Grant lightened the mood with this prank ...

Harry Peter Grant Jr. was born on May 20, 1927, in Superior, Wisconsin, and given the nickname Bud by his mother. He overcame a bout with polio as a child and became a three-sport high school star.

Bud Grant smiles as he talks to a Superior High School student Jade Jensen after a Hometown Hero ceremony at Superior High School in 2013. Grant, a legendary Superior Central High School athlete ...

Bud Grant, the Hall of Fame coach who led the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowl appearances, has died at the age of 95, the Vikings announced Saturday.