Grady Alderman (Grady Charles Alderman)
Offensive Tackle
Detroit Lions (1960), Minnesota Vikings (1961-1974)
6x Pro Bowl, 1x All-Pro, 1x NFL Championship
177 career starts in 204 games
Played in 12 playoff games, including three in 1969, three in 1973, and three in 1974, including three Super Bowl Appearances
Grady Alderman HOVG?
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RyanChristiansen
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Grady Alderman HOVG?
"Five seconds to go... A field goal could win it. Up in the air! Going deep! Tipped! Caught! Touchdown! The Vikings! They win it! Time has run out!" - Vikings 28, Browns 23, December 14, 1980, Metropolitan Stadium
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ChrisBabcock
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Re: Grady Alderman HOVG?
I've got an ongoing "list of guys I could nominate" and he's on it
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RyanChristiansen
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Re: Grady Alderman HOVG?
It was great to hear Bob Vogel, who has a Super Bowl ring, talk about how he studied Grady Alderman on film to learn how to do better. The best part was when Alderman gave up his first-team spot to Vogel at the Pro Bowl, and to hear how much that meant to Vogel. Speaks volumes about both of these men.
"Five seconds to go... A field goal could win it. Up in the air! Going deep! Tipped! Caught! Touchdown! The Vikings! They win it! Time has run out!" - Vikings 28, Browns 23, December 14, 1980, Metropolitan Stadium
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Brian wolf
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Re: Grady Alderman HOVG?
With Tarkenton moving around a lot, it had to have taken a lot of discipline for Alderman, Sunde, and the rest of the linemen to not only hold their blocks but not commit penalties with an illegal man downfield, though officials may not have worried about that penalty too much back then.