The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Minnesota Vikings
Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Minnesota Vikings History
Genuine fans take the best team moments with the less than great, and know that the games that are best forgotten make the good moments truly shine. This monumental book of the Minnesota Vikings documents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the team, but also unmasks the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertaining—and unsparing—fashion, this book sparkles with Vikings highlights and lowlights, from wonderful and wacky memories to the famous and infamous. Such moments include the “Purple People Eaters,” as well as the 41-0 loss to the New York Giants in the 2000 National Football Conference Championship. Whether providing fond memories, goose bumps, or laughs, this portrait of the team is sure to appeal to the fan who has been through it all.
Steve Silverman is an award-winning journalist who has been covering the National Football League in print and on radio and television for over three decades. He is formerly a senior editor at Pro Football Weekly, and his writing was recognized by the Pro Football Writers of America. He has also been published in ESPN The Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Playboy, Football Digest, American Football Monthly, and MSNBC.com and NFL.com. He is also a football analyst on Chicago sports radio. He lives in Chicago. Sean Salisbury is a sports analyst who has worked with ESPN on SportsCenter and NFL Live, and ESPN Radio 1000. He played for ten years as a professional football quarterback. He lives in Dallas, Texas.