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The Vikings first ownership group, Minnesota Pro Football, Inc. (later renamed Minnesota Vikings Football Club, Inc.), had three major shareholders (Bill Boyer, Max Winter, H. P. Skoglund) and two minor shareholders (Northwest Publications Inc. and Ole Haugsrud). In 1970, Boyer transferred his stock to a trust.
For several years, the Vikings and Wilf stated that their former home, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, was inadequate and lobbied for a new stadium. [14] [15] In May 2012, the Minnesota Vikings moved closer to getting a new $975 million stadium after the state senate approved a plan that relies heavily on public financing. [16]
After graduation, Wilf joined the family real estate business, Garden Homes. In 2005, Wilf and his brother Zygi Wilf, took control of the Minnesota Vikings with advisement on the deal coming from international law firm Greenberg Traurig and former Vikings COO Kevin Warren. [8] [9] Wilf was appointed president and his brother Zygi, CEO. As ...
The ownership decided to sell the club. At first it appeared that author Tom Clancy was to become the new owner. However, his attempt to buy the team fell through, and in July 1998, the team was sold to McCombs. 1998 was a year to remember for the Minnesota Vikings.
One NFL ownership group’s venture from football into futbol has helped a soccer city in the United States reach new heights. Minnesota Vikings owners turn Orlando soccer teams into title ...
In 2005, Mandelbaum and five other partners, in a group led by Zygi Wilf, purchased the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League from Red McCombs for a reported US$600 million. [6] Forbes estimates the 2014 value of the franchise at US$1.007 billion, or 21st of the 32 NFL teams.
On April 25, 2013, the Minnesota Vikings unveiled the club's new uniforms during its annual NFL draft party. [177] From 1969 through 1973, the Vikings had an alternate purple jersey without stripes for warm-weather games. [172] [173] The team's uniforms were redesigned in 2006, the first significant change in the franchise's 46-year history.
Head coach Kevin O'Connell of the Minnesota Vikings looks on before the start of the game against the New York Giants at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 24, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.