Dennis Green To The Ring Of Honor

The Minnesota Vikings announced yesterday that former head coach Dennis Green will be inducted into the team's Ring of Honor this season. The ceremony for Green's induction will take place during halftime of the Vikings' Week 3 game against the Buffalo Bills on September 23.

Green was the head coach of the Vikings from 1992 to 2001. In his ten seasons with the Vikings he amassed an 101-70 overall record. He led his teams to eight playoff appearances in ten seasons, four division titles, and two NFC Championship games. His 101 wins is second to Bud Grant's 168 wins in franchise history. His best team was the 15-1 1998 team that shredded the league for a then NFL record of 556 points scored.

Green passed away in July 2016 due to complications from cardiac arrest.

Dennis Green's impact on the Minnesota Vikings, and really the entire NFL, is still felt to this day. In addition to being widely regarded as one of the NFL's top coaches, Denny was also known as a great mentor and leader by all who had the fortune of being in his presence. We're extremely honored to memorialize Denny and his family in the Vikings Ring of Honor and we're looking forward to the induction in September.
     -Vikings owner/President Mark Wilf

Dennis Green will become the 24th member of the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor.

Fran Tarkenton
Alan Page
Jim Finks
Bud Grant
Paul Krause
Fred Zamberletti
Jim Marshall
Ron Yary
Korey Stringer
Mick Tingelhoff
Carl Eller
Cris Carter
Bill Brown
Jerry Burns
Randall McDaniel
Chuck Foreman
John Randle
Scott Studwell
Chris Doleman
Matt Blair
Joey Browner
Ahmad Rashad
Randy Moss
Dennis Green

Green's teams were consistently competitive throughout the 1990s. From the Warren Moon-led offenses of the mid-90s to the explosive 1998 team they were also some of the most entertaining. Green could get an offense clicking on all cylinders. It often didn't matter the quarterback that was leading it. When he had a talented quarterback (Moon, Randall Cunningham, Jeff George) the offenses could be truly special. The Vikings just needed the defense to catch up. Better yet, the defense as a whole needed to match the energy of defensive tackle John Randle. I'm not sure that was possible. The 1990s were a fun decade for the Vikings. Dennis Green was one of the biggest reasons for it.

Congratulations to the family of Dennis Green on being the Ring of Honor's newest member.