Running Back - Blog Posts
Clint Jones was a running back for the Minnesota Vikings. Played college ball for Michigan State. Was the Vikings 1967 #1 draft choice (one of three along with Gene Washington and Alan Page). The 2nd photo is from a 1967 preseason game against the NY Giants...3rd photo is a 1970 game against the Boston (New England) Patriots. the 4th is a sideline shot of Clint and Gene Washington at Metropolitan Stadium. The 5th is a mock up of a Topps 1970 football card showing a game in 1969 against the Cleveland Browns. The last photo shows QB Joe Kapp #11 handing off to Clint...I am going to guess that is a 1968 game agains the Packers in Milwaukee. (I can see the foul line of the back wall)
1975 Viking - Packer game at a snowy Met. #10 is Fran Tarkenton. #44 is Chuck Foreman. #35 is Robert Miller. At center hiking the ball is Mick Tingelhoff.
QB #10 Fran Tarkenton passing....Running back #44 Chuck Foreman blocking.
This photo is from the Vikings first 1971 pre-season game between the New England Patriots and Minnesota Vikings. It was held at Memorial Stadium...home at that time to the Big Ten Minnesota Gophers. #41 Dave Osborn goes up and over. #73 is Viking tackle Ron Yary. At the bottom of the pile is #64 guard Milt Sunde. #53 is Viking center Mick Tingelhoff. Yary and Tingelhoff are in the Hall of Fame. #87 for the Vikings at the far left is tightend John Beasley.
1968 Vikings - Rams. #41 Dave Osborn getting crunched by the Rams and #74 Merlin Olsen
The Minnesota Vikings first #1 draft choice and our first star running back #20 Tommy Mason.
Minnesota Viking running back Dave Osborn #41. I think this is from a Monday Night Football game in 1974 against the St. Louis Cardinals...at old Busch Stadium.
#44 Chuck Foreman going up and over the St. Louis Cardinals for a touchdown in a 1974 playoff game. That is #41 Dave Osborn helping with the blocking.
Paul Krause #22, Jim Marshall #70 make the tackle against Detroit Lions #24 Rb Mel Farr. Viking Linebacker #60 Roy Winston coming to help and #26 Viking Rb Clint Jones on the sideline. The game is at Tiger Stadium.
Vikings running back Bill Brown #30 gets the handoff from Joe Kapp. I think this was a 1969 game from the looks of the uniforms.
Chuck Foreman running against the Packers at the Met in 1976 season.
1975 - Chuck Foreman against the Buffalo Bills. Ed White and Fran Tarkenton in the background.
Chuck Foreman against Dallas in 1973 NFC Championship
Dave Osborn scores against the Rams in 1969 playoff game.