The ten NFL head coaches listed below should be inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame as Honorary Members. None of them coached in Green Bay, two played at Lambeau Field — but only one as a Packers player. What is their significance? These ten coaches have all prevented the Minnesota Vikings from becoming NFL champions. And that is enough in our book to recognize their lasting contributions to mankind.
1969 Hank Stram
Super Bowl IV
Chiefs 23 – Vikings 7
New Orleans, La. – Tulane Stadium
January 11, 1970
1973 Don Shula
Super Bowl VIII
Dolphins 24 – Vikings 7
Houston, Texas – Rice Stadium
January 13, 1974
1974 Chuck Noll
Super Bowl IX
Steelers 16 – Vikings 6
New Orleans, La. – Tulane Stadium
January 12, 1975
1976 John Madden
Super Bowl X
Raiders 32 – Vikings 14
Pasadena, Calif. – Rose Bowl
January 9, 1977
1977 Tom Landry
NFC Championship
Cowboys 23 – Vikings 6
Dallas, Texas – Texas Stadium
January 1, 1978
1987 Joe Gibbs
NFC Championship
Redskins 17 – Vikings 10
Washington, D.C. – RFK Stadium
January 17, 1988
1998 Dan Reeves
NFC Championship
Falcons 30 – Vikings 27 (OT)
Minneapolis, Minn. – Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
January 17, 1999
2000 Jim Fassel
NFC Championship
Giants 41 – Vikings 0
East Rutherford, N.J. – Giants Stadium
January 14, 2001
2009 Sean Payton
NFC Championship
Saints 31 – Vikings 28 (OT)
New Orleans, La. – Louisiana Superdome
January 24, 2010
2017 Doug Pederson
NFC Championship
Eagles 38 – Vikings 7
Philadelphia, Pa. – Lincoln Financial Field
January 21, 2018
