Daily Norseman
Welcome to the All-Time Favorite Viking Team series. We’re going through and voting by position for your favorite Viking players. There are no set criteria other than they played for the Minnesota Vikings. It’s your favorite player at that position.
Alan Page (1967-1978)
148 1⁄2 Sacks, 2 INTs
Page was the first defensive player ever to win MVP. He was 5x First Team All-Pro, 3x Second Team All-Pro, 9x Pro Bowl (1968-1976), Defensive Player of the Year, MVP, NFL 100th Anniversary Team, 1970s All-Decade Team, 50 Greatest Vikings, 25th Anniversary Team, 40th Anniversary Team, Ring of Honor, Number 88 is retired by the Vikings, Hall of Fame and Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is one of the best Defensive Tackles to ever play the game. While doing all of that for the Vikings, Page attended law school at the University of Minneosta. He went on to become the first African American to serve on the Minnesota Suprme Court and did so until the manadatory retirement age of 70. The Page Education Foundation has awarded grants to more than 7,500 students. Page was great on the field and had an even more distinguished career and life off of it.
John Randle (1990-2000)
137 1⁄2 Sacks, 29 FF, 1 INT, 556 Tackles
Randle was 6x First Team All-Pro, 7x Pro Bowler, 90s NFL All Decade Team, NFL 100th Anniversary Team, 50 Greatest Vikings, 40th Annivesary Team, Ring of Honor and Hall of Fame. Randle and Moss are why I am a Viking fan. He was known for wearing fave paint and trash talking. Randle led the Vikings in sacks 8 straight seasons from 1993-2000. Randle still posts regularly online about the Vikings and his hatred for the Packers.
Kevin Williams (2003-2013)
63 Sacks, 5 INTs, 10 FF, 528 Tackles
Williams was a forced in the middle of the field. He continued the Viking tradition of pass rushing DTs a few years after Randle’s departure. Williams was 5x First Team All-Pro, 6x Pro Bowler, NFL 2000s All Decade Team, 50 Greatest Vikings and Ring of Honor. Williams has the potential to be in the Hall of Fame. Pro Football Reference gives him a value higher than the average DT in the Hall of Fame. Most Viking fans will remember when the team tried to trade the 7th pick in the draft and the pick clock expited. Williams was the Vikings preferred choice and they selected him after Jacksonville and Carolina jumped them in the order.
Pat Williams (2005-2010)
20 1⁄2 Scaks, 1 INT, 8 FF, 672 Tackles
Williams is a beast of a man. He was the anchor in the middle for several seasons. Williams was 3x Pro Bowler and 1x Second Team All-Pro. He was a big part of a dominant defensive line.
Henry Thomas (1987-1994)
93 1⁄2 Sacks, 4 INTs, 19 FF, 1,006 Tackles
Thomas was 2x Pro Bowl, 1x Second Team All-Pro, and 50 Greatest Vikings. He was a consistent force in the middle int he late 80s and early...
