Bud Grant to be honored

The Vikings announced they will honor Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant on Sept. 18, at the McNamara Alumni Center on the University of Minnesota campus.

It will be the 40th anniversary of Grant being named the Vikings head coach, and he will be joined by former Vikings DE Jim Marshall, longtime Vikings trainer Fred Zamberletti, former Philadelphia Eagles teammate and Hall of Fame linebacker/center Chuck Bednarik, Texas Tech basketball head coach Bob Knight, and his son, Eden Prairie head football coach Mike Grant.