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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1927–2023)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Bud Grant
| image              = Bud Grant 1968.jpg
| caption            = Grant with the [[Minnesota Vikings]] in 1968
| birth_name         = Harry Peter Grant Jr.
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1927|5|20}}
| birth_place        = [[Superior, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2023|3|11|1927|5|20}}
| death_place        = [[Bloomington, Minnesota]], U.S.
| module             = {{Infobox NFL biography
| embed          = yes
| number         = 86
| position       = [[End (gridiron football)|End]] <br> [[Defensive end]]
| height_ft      = 6
| height_in      = 3
| weight_lb      = 199
| high_school    = Superior Central
| college        = [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]]
| draftyear      = 1950
| draftround     = 1
| draftpick      = 14
| pastteams      = * [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|1951|1952}})
* [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] ([[1953 in Canadian football|1953]]–[[1956 in Canadian football|1956]])
| pastcoaching   = * [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] ([[1957 in Canadian football|1957]]–{{CFL Year|1966}}) <br> Head coach
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|1967|1983}}; {{NFL Year|1985}}) <br> Head coach
| pastexecutive  = * Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1986|2022}}) <br> Consultant
| highlights     = ; As a coach
* 4× [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[46th Grey Cup|1958]], [[47th Grey Cup|1959]], [[49th Grey Cup|1961]], [[50th Grey Cup|1962]])
* [[NFL championship]] ([[1969 NFL Championship Game|1969]])
* [[NFL Coach of the Year Award|NFL Coach of the Year]] ({{NFL Year|1969}})
* [[CFL Coach of the Year]] ({{CFL Year|1965}})
* [[Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor]]
* 50 Greatest Vikings
* Minnesota Vikings 25th Anniversary Team
* Minnesota Vikings 40th Anniversary Team
* [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers#Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ring of Honour|Winnipeg Blue Bombers Ring of Honour]]
;As a player
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1949 College Football All-America Team|1949]])
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Nine]] ([[1948 All-Big Nine Conference football team|1948]], [[1949 All-Big Nine Conference football team|1949]])
| statlabel1     = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue1     = 56
| statlabel2     = Receiving yards
| statvalue2     = 997
| statlabel3     = Receiving [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue3     = 7
| regular_record = NFL: {{Winning percentage|158|96|5|record=y}} <br> CFL: {{Winning percentage|102|56|2|record=y}}
| playoff_record = NFL: {{Winning percentage|10|12|record=y}} <br> CFL: {{Winning percentage|16|8|1|record=y}}
| overall_record = NFL: {{Winning percentage|168|108|5|record=y}} <br> CFL: {{Winning percentage|118|64|3|record=y}}
| pfr            = G/GranBu00
| pfrcoach       = GranBu0
| HOF            = bud-grant
| CFHOF          = harry-peter-bud-grant
}}
| module2            = {{Infobox basketball biography
| embed           = yes
| college         = [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball|Minnesota]]
| draft_year      = 1950
| draft_round     = 4
| draft_pick      = 47
| draft_team      = [[Minneapolis Lakers]]
| career_number   = 14, 20
| career_position = [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]]
| career_start    = 1949
| career_end      = 1951
| years1          = {{nbay|1949|start}}–{{nbay|1950|end}}
| team1           = [[Minneapolis Lakers]]
| highlights      = 
* [[List of NBA champions|NBA champion]] ([[1950 NBA Finals|1950]])
| bbr             = grantbu01
}}
}}

'''Harry Peter''' "'''Bud'''" '''Grant Jr.''' (May 20, 1927 – March 11, 2023) was an American professional [[gridiron football|football]] player and coach in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) and [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL). Grant was head coach of the NFL's [[Minnesota Vikings]] for 18 seasons; he was the team's second (1967–83) and fourth (1985) head coach, leading them to four Super Bowl appearances, 11 division titles, one league championship and three [[National Football Conference]] championships. Before coaching the Vikings, he was the head coach of the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] for 10 seasons, winning the [[Grey Cup]] four times.

Grant attended the [[University of Minnesota]] and was a three-sport athlete, in football, [[basketball]], and [[baseball]]. After college, he played in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) for the [[Minneapolis Lakers]] where he won the [[1950 NBA Finals]]. Grant left the NBA to play in the NFL with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] before leaving for the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] of the [[CFL]]. A statue of Grant stands in front of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' current stadium, [[Princess Auto Stadium]].

Grant is the most successful coach in Vikings history,<ref name="legacy" /> and he was the most successful in Blue Bombers history until he was surpassed by [[Mike O'Shea (Canadian football)|Mike O'Shea]] during the 2024 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/oshea-humbly-becomes-blue-bombers-all-time-winning-coach-9507990|title=O’Shea humbly becomes Blue Bombers all-time winning coach|last=Dawson|first=Chris|date=12 September 2024|website=[[Bay Today]]|accessdate=2 December 2024}}</ref> He is the [[List of professional gridiron football coaches with 200 wins|fifth-most winningest coach in professional football history]] with a combined 286 wins in the NFL and CFL.<ref name="AFM">{{cite web|title=Beating the Clock|url=http://www.americanfootballmonthly.com/Subaccess/Magazine/1999/June%2799/bud.html|date=June 1999|publisher=American Football Monthly|access-date=May 13, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928130433/http://www.americanfootballmonthly.com/Subaccess/Magazine/1999/June%2799/bud.html |archive-date = September 28, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Grant was elected to the [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]] in 1983<ref name="CFHOF">{{cite web|title=Harry (Bud) Grant|url=http://www.cfhof.ca/members/harry-peter-bud-grant/|publisher=Canadian Football Hall of Fame & Museum|access-date=April 26, 2018}}</ref> and to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1994.<ref name="Grant"/>  He was the first coach to guide teams to both the Grey Cup and the Super Bowl, the only other being [[Marv Levy]].
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==Early life==
Grant was born on May 20, 1927, in [[Superior, Wisconsin]], to Harry Peter Sr. and Bernice Grant.<ref name="VikingUpdate">{{cite web|title=History: Bud Grant|date=July 19, 2001|url=http://vikings.scout.com/2/11606.html|publisher=Viking Update|access-date=May 12, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629071431/http://vikings.scout.com/2/11606.html|archive-date=June 29, 2007}}</ref> His mother called him "Buddy Boy", which later became "Bud".<ref name="VikingUpdate"/> As a child, Grant was diagnosed with [[poliomyelitis]] and a doctor suggested he become active in sports<ref name="Telegram"/> to strengthen his weakened leg muscles over time. He started with baseball, adding basketball and football as he got older.<ref name="VikingUpdate"/> Due to a lack of organized school teams, he arranged football games between neighborhoods and contacted kids from other schools to participate.<ref name="VikingUpdate"/> During weekends, he spent time outdoors alone hunting rabbits.<ref name="VikingUpdate"/> In his late teens and college years, he played organized [[Town Team Baseball|baseball]] in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

In 1940, Grant and two friends were duck hunting on Yellow Lake in northern Wisconsin when the [[Armistice Day Blizzard]] occurred.  Grant survived by sheltering at a gas station while his friends were at a farmer's house.<ref>[https://www.startribune.com/bud-grant-minnesota-vikings-armistice-day-blizzard-duck-hunting-victims-dennis-anderson/600224352/ Armistice Day Blizzard nearly claimed Bud Grant] Star-Tribune, Accessed March 11, 2023</ref>

Grant played football, basketball, and baseball at Superior Central High School.<ref name="Telegram">{{cite web|title='The Glacier' and 'The Gladiator' |url=http://www.spooneradvocate.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=2&story_id=232403 |publisher=Spooner Advocate ([[Spooner, Wisconsin]]) |author=Kumpula, Carlo |date=May 9, 2007 |access-date=May 13, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613091133/http://www.spooneradvocate.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=2 |archive-date=June 13, 2007 }}</ref><ref name="Manly">{{cite web|title=Bud Grant|url=http://www.manlyweb.com/realmen/sports/budgrant.htm|publisher=Manlyweb.com|access-date=May 13, 2007}}</ref>

==Playing career==
===University of Minnesota===
He graduated from high school in 1945 and enlisted in the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] during [[World War II]].<ref name="Manly"/> He was assigned to the [[Great Lakes Naval Training Station]] in [[Illinois]] and played on the football team coached by [[Paul Brown]].<ref name="Manly" /> Using an acceptance letter from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] to be discharged from the service, Grant decided to attend the University of Minnesota instead.<ref name="Manly" /> He was a three-sport, nine-[[Letterman (sports)|letterman]]<ref name="Grant">{{cite web|title=Bud Grant|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=79|publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=May 13, 2007}}</ref> athlete in football, basketball, and baseball for the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers]],<ref name="Telegram" /><ref name="Manly" /> earning [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten Conference]] honors in football twice.<ref name="Grant" /><ref name="Manly" /><ref name="PFRA">{{cite web|title=Bud Grant: Purple and Blue, Through and Through |url=http://www.footballresearch.com/articles/frpage.cfm?topic=grant-b |publisher=Professional Football Researchers Association |author=Marshall, Brian |year=1998 |access-date=May 13, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403183651/http://footballresearch.com/articles/frpage.cfm?topic=grant-b |archive-date=April 3, 2007 }}</ref>

While at the [[University of Minnesota]], Grant was a member of the [[Phi Delta Theta]] fraternity.<ref>[http://purl.umn.edu/134852 1947 ''Minnesota Gopher'' yearbook, p.311], accessed August 13, 2020.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bud Grant |url=https://phideltatheta.org/famous-phis/bud-grant/ |access-date=March 11, 2023 |website=Phi Delta Theta Fraternity |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Minneapolis Lakers===
After leaving the [[University of Minnesota]], Grant was selected in both the [[NFL Draft|NFL]] and [[NBA draft]]. He was selected in the first round (14th overall) of the [[1950 NFL draft]] by the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]<ref name="HOF">{{cite web|title=The 1950 NFL Draft|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1950.jsp|publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=May 13, 2007}}</ref> and fourth round (47th overall) selection of the [[Minneapolis Lakers]] in the [[1950 NBA draft]].<ref name="BRDraft">{{cite web|title=1950 NBA Draft|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1950.html|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=May 13, 2007}}</ref> He played 35 games during the [[1949–50 NBA season]]<ref name="LakerStats">{{cite web|title=Bud Grant Statistics|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/grantbu01.html|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=May 28, 2007}}</ref> and signed with the Lakers for the [[1950–51 NBA season]]. He chose to continue his basketball career with the Lakers because they were local and because he was offered a raise to stay for the season.<ref name="VikingUpdate" /> Grant's close personal friend [[Sid Hartman]] was the Lakers' general manager, which may have influenced his decision to remain with the team.<ref name="Manly" /> He averaged 2.6 points per game in his two seasons as a reserve with the Lakers and was a member of the 1950 championship team.<ref name="BRLakers">{{cite web|title=1950 Minneapolis Lakers|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MNL/1950.html|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=May 13, 2007}}</ref> After the death of [[Arnie Ferrin]] in 2022, he became the oldest living NBA champion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/03/11/bud-grant-dies-at-95/|website=[[ProFootballTalk]]|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|title=Bud Grant dies at 95|date=March 11, 2023|author=Florio, Mike}}</ref>

===Philadelphia Eagles===
After two seasons in the NBA, Grant decided to end his professional basketball career.<ref name="VikingUpdate" /> He contacted the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]]<ref name="VikingUpdate" /> and agreed to play for the team during the [[1951 NFL season]].<ref name="Manly" /> In his first season with the Eagles, Grant played as a [[defensive end]] and led the team in [[Quarterback sack|sacks]] (an unofficial statistic at the time).<ref name="VikingUpdate" /><ref name="Manly" /> He switched to offense as a [[wide receiver]] for his second season with the club and ranked second in the NFL for receiving yardage, with 997&nbsp;yards on 56 catches, including seven touchdowns.<ref name="Manly" /><ref name="PFR"/>

Grant's contract expired at the end of the [[1952 NFL season]] and the Eagles refused to pay him what he thought he was worth.<ref name="VikingUpdate" /> The Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL had been interested in Grant while in college.<ref name="VikingUpdate" /> Grant left for [[Winnipeg]], Manitoba in 1953 and became the first professional player to "play out his option" and leave for another team.<ref name="VikingUpdate" /><ref name="Manly" /> He played for the Blue Bombers until 1956 as an [[end (football)|offensive end]] and was named a [[Canadian Football League West Division|Western Conference]] all-star three times.<ref name="PFRA" /><ref name="Manitoba">{{cite web|title=Bud Grant |url=http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/1984/bGrant.htm |publisher=The Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame & Museum |access-date=May 13, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709103722/http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/1984/bGrant.htm |archive-date=July 9, 2007 }}</ref> He led the Western Conference in pass receptions for the 1953, 1954, and 1956 seasons and receiving yards for the 1953 and 1956 seasons.<ref name="PFRA" /> He also holds the distinction of having made five interceptions in a playoff game, played on October 28, 1953, which is a record in all of professional football.<ref name="CFHOF"/><ref name="CFL">{{cite web|title=All-Time Playoff Records|url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=page&id=171|publisher=CFL.ca|access-date=May 13, 2007}}</ref> The Blue Bombers played for the [[Grey Cup]] in 1953, but lost to the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] in the [[41st Grey Cup|41st Grey Cup game]].<ref name="PFRA" />

==Coaching career==
=== Winnipeg Blue Bombers ===
[[File:Grant Statue.jpg|thumb|A statue honoring Bud Grant outside [[IG Field|Princess Auto Stadium]] in [[Winnipeg]]]]
Blue Bombers management decided that they needed a new coach prior to the [[1957 in Canadian football|1957 season]].<ref name="Manly" /> On January 30, 1957, Grant accepted the Blue Bombers head coaching position after impressing management with his ability to make adjustments on offense and defense as a player.<ref name="VikingUpdate" /> Club president J. T. Russell thought that Grant could coach even though nobody else did.<ref name="Manitoba" /> Grant remained the head coach of the Blue Bombers until 1966. At age 29 (he was 30 by the time he coached his first game), Grant became the youngest head coach in CFL history.<ref>{{cite web | last=Young | first=Lindsey | title=5 Interceptions & a Pro Football Record: The Lesser-Known Bud Grant Story | website=Vikings.com | date=2022-03-10 | url=https://www.vikings.com/news/longform/bud-grant-interceptions-pro-football-record | access-date=2025-08-28}}</ref>

During his ten seasons as head coach in Winnipeg, he led the team to six [[Grey Cup]] appearances winning the championship four times in [[1958 CFL season|1958]], [[1959 CFL season|1959]], [[1961 CFL season|1961]], and [[1962 CFL season|1962]].<ref name="CFLStats">{{cite web|title=Harry Peter Bud Grant|url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=halloffame&func=display&hid=72&letter=g|publisher=CFL.ca|access-date=May 13, 2007}}</ref> He finished his Blue Bombers coaching career with a regular season record of 102 wins, 56 losses, and two ties and an overall record of 118 wins, 64 losses, and 3 ties.<ref name="Manitoba" /> Grant was the [[CFL Coach of the Year]] in 1965.<ref name="CFLStats" /> Grant took on additional responsibilities as a club manager between 1964 and 1966.<ref name="Manitoba" /> [[Max Winter]], the Minnesota Vikings founder, contacted Grant in 1961 and asked him to coach the new NFL expansion team.<ref name="VikingUpdate" /> Grant declined the offer and remained in Winnipeg until 1967 when Winter and General Manager [[Jim Finks]] were successful in luring Grant to Minnesota.<ref name="VikingUpdate" />

=== Minnesota Vikings ===
[[File:Bud Grant 2019 (48977735518) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Grant at [[U.S. Bank Stadium]] in 2019]]
The [[Minnesota Vikings]] hired Grant as their head coach on March 11, 1967, taking over from their original coach, [[Norm Van Brocklin]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.https/|title=Bud Grant Named Vikings' Head Coach|first=Jack|last=Goodwin|work=Minneapolis Star|date=March 11, 1967|accessdate=March 11, 2023|archive-date=August 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819141428/http://https/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Over his tenure as Vikings head coach, Grant was known for instilling discipline in his teams and displaying a lack of emotion during games.<ref name="VikingUpdate" /> He believed that football is a game of controlled emotion and teams would not follow the coach's lead if he were to panic or lose his poise during the course of a game.<ref name="AFM" /> He required his team to stand at attention in a straight line during the entire [[Star Spangled Banner|national anthem]] played before the game and even had national anthem practice.<ref name="VikingUpdate" /> Grant required outdoor practice during the winter to get players used to the cold weather<ref name="Manly" /> and did not allow heaters on the sidelines during games.<ref name="VikingUpdate" /> As per the latter practice  it goes that Grant posited that with the heaters present on the sidelines the players would gather around the source of the warmth but if the heaters were not present the players would be paying attention to the game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 7, 2016 |title=Ex-Vikings HC Bud Grant's insane cold weather rituals |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/ex-vikings-hc-bud-grant-s-insane-cold-weather-rituals-0ap3000000618782 |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=[[NFL.com]]}}</ref>

In his second year, Grant led the team to a divisional championship and his first [[NFL playoffs]] appearance.<ref name="VikingUpdate" /> In 1969, he led the team to its first [[NFL Championship]] and their first appearance in the [[Super Bowl]]. The Vikings lost in [[Super Bowl IV]] to the [[American Football League]] champion [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. Prior to the 1970 season, Minnesota released Joe Kapp. After starting [[Gary Cuozzo]] at quarterback in 1970 and 1971, the Vikings re-acquired [[Fran Tarkenton]] prior to the 1972 season. During the 1970s, the Vikings appeared in three more Super Bowls ([[Super Bowl VIII|VIII]], [[Super Bowl IX|IX]], and [[Super Bowl XI|XI]]) under Grant and lost each one,<ref name="Manly" /> but he was the first coach to lead a team to four Super Bowl appearances. He retired after the [[1983 NFL season]] and was succeeded by [[Les Steckel]], who led the team to a 3–13 record the following season.<ref name="Manly" /> Steckel was fired as head coach after the [[1984 NFL season|1984 season]] and Grant returned as coach for the Vikings in 1985.<ref name="Manly" /> After one season where he returned the club to a 7–9 record, he stepped down again.<ref name="Manly" /> Grant retired as the eighth most successful coach in NFL history with an overall record of 161 wins, 99 losses, and 5 ties. As of 2021, he also remains the most successful coach in Vikings history.<ref name="VikingUpdate" /> During his tenure with the Vikings, he led the Vikings to four Super Bowl games, 11 division titles, one league championship, and three NFC championships.<ref name="VikingUpdate" />

Grant was the first coach to lead his teams to both a Grey Cup and a Super Bowl, with the only other one being [[Marv Levy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/bud-grant-legendary-vikings-head-coach-and-pro-football-hall-of-famer-dies-at-ag|publisher=[[National Football League]]|title=Bud Grant, legendary Vikings head coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at age 95|date=March 11, 2023|author=Gordon, Grant}}</ref>

==Career playing statistics==

===Basketball===
{{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y}}

====College====
Source<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/harrybud-grant-1.html|title=Harry Bud Grant|website=College Basketball at [[Sports Reference]]|accessdate=March 12, 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
!Year
!Team
!GP
!FT%
!PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season|1947–48]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1947–48 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team|Minnesota]]
|12
|
|8.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season|1948–49]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1948–49 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team|Minnesota]]
|'''21'''
|'''.737'''
|'''8.5'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season|1949–50]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1949–50 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team|Minnesota]]
|1
|
|5.0
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career
|34
|
|8.3
|}

====NBA====
Source<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/grantbu01.html|title=Bud Grant|website=[[Basketball Reference]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>

=====Regular season=====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
!Year
!Team
!GP
!FG%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|[[1949–50 NBA season|1949–50]]†
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]
|35
|'''.365'''
|.412
|
|.5
|2.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1950–51 NBA season|1950–51]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1950–51 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]
|'''61'''
|.288
|'''.627'''
|1.9
|'''1.2'''
|2.6
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career
|96
|.318
|.590
|1.9
|.9
|2.6
|}

=====Playoffs=====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
!Year
!Team
!GP
!FG%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"|[[1950 NBA playoffs|1950]]†
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]
|'''11'''
|'''.400'''
|.500
|
|'''.6'''
|'''3.9'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1951 NBA playoffs|1951]]
| style="text-align:left;"|[[1950–51 Minneapolis Lakers season|Minneapolis]]
|6
|.364
|'''1.000'''
|.8
|.0
|1.8
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Career
|17
|.393
|.588
|.8
|.4
|3.2
|}

===Football===

====NFL====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

=====Regular season=====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="7"| Receiving
! colspan="2"| Fumbles
! colspan="5"| Punt Returns
|-
! GP !! GS !!  Rec !! Yds !! R/Y !! Lng !! TD !! R/G !! Y/G !! Fum !! FR !! Ret !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! Y/Ret
|-
! [[1951 NFL season|1951]] || [[1951 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|'''12''' || 11 ||  0 || 0 || – || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''2''' || '''1''' || '''9''' || 0 || '''9''' || '''9.0'''
|-
! [[1952 NFL season|1952]] || [[1952 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|'''12''' || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|'''12''' || '''56''' || '''997''' || '''17.8''' || '''84'''|| '''7'''|| '''4.7''' || '''83.1''' || '''4''' || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| Career<ref name=PFR>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GranBu00.htm|title=Bud Grant NFL Football Statistics |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=November 12, 2025}}</ref> || 24 || 23 || 56 || 997 || 17.8 || 84 || 7 || 4.7 || 83.1 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 9 || 0 || 9 || 9.0
|}

==Head coaching record==
;Source<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/coach/gran02800coach.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123211330/https://www.profootballarchives.com/coach/gran02800coach.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 23, 2022|title=Bud Grant Coaching Record – Pro Football Archives|website=www.profootballarchives.com}}</ref>
===NFL===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Post-season
|-
!Won!!Lost!!Ties!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|-
![[1967 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1967 NFL season|1967]]
||3||8||3||.273||4th in NFL Central|| – || – || – || –
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1968 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1968 NFL season|1968]]
||8||6||0||.571||'''1st in NFL Central'''|| 0 || 1 || .000 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Baltimore Colts]] in [[1968 NFL playoffs|NFL Western Championship Game]]'''</Small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1969 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1969 NFL season|1969]]
||12||2||0||.857||'''1st in NFL Central'''|| 2 || 1 || .667 || <Small>'''Won [[1969 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]]. Lost to [[Kansas City Chiefs]] in [[Super Bowl IV]]'''</Small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1970 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1970 NFL season|1970]]
||12||2||0||.857||'''1st in NFC Central'''|| 0 || 1 || .000 || <Small>'''Lost to [[San Francisco 49ers]] in [[1970–71 NFL playoffs|NFC Divisional Game]]'''</Small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1971 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1971 NFL season|1971]]
||11||3||0||.786||'''1st in NFC Central'''|| 0 || 1 || .000 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Dallas Cowboys]] in [[1971–72 NFL playoffs|NFC Divisional Game]]'''</Small>
|-
![[1972 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1972 NFL season|1972]]
||7||7||0||.500||3rd in NFC Central|| – || – || – || –
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1973 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1973 NFL season|1973]]
||12||2||0||.857||'''1st in NFC Central'''|| 2 || 1 || .667 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Miami Dolphins]] in [[Super Bowl VIII]]'''</Small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1974 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1974 NFL season|1974]]
||10||4||0||.714||'''1st in NFC Central'''|| 2 || 1 || .667 || <small>'''Lost to [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] in [[Super Bowl IX]]'''</Small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1975 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1975 NFL season|1975]]
||12||2||0||.857||'''1st in NFC Central'''|| 0 || 1 || .000 || <small>'''Lost to [[Dallas Cowboys]] in [[1975–76 NFL playoffs|NFC Divisional Game]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1976 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1976 NFL season|1976]]
||11||2||1||.821||'''1st in NFC Central'''|| 2 || 1 || .667 || <small>'''Lost to [[Oakland Raiders]] in [[Super Bowl XI]]'''</Small> 
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1977 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1977 NFL season|1977]]
||9||5||0||.643||'''1st in NFC Central'''|| 1 || 1 || .500 || <small>'''Lost to [[Dallas Cowboys]] in [[1977–78 NFL playoffs|NFC Championship Game]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1978 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1978 NFL season|1978]]
||8||7||1||.531||'''1st in NFC Central'''|| 0 || 1 || .000 ||<small>'''Lost to [[Los Angeles Rams]] in [[1978–79 NFL playoffs|NFC Divisional Game]]'''</small>
|-
![[1979 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1979 NFL season|1979]]
||7||9||0||.438||3rd in NFC Central|| – || – || – || –
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1980 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1980 NFL season|1980]]
||9||7||0||.563||'''1st in NFC Central'''|| 0 || 1 || .000 || <small>'''Lost to [[Philadelphia Eagles]] in [[1980–81 NFL playoffs|NFC Divisional Game]]'''</small>
|-
![[1981 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1981 NFL season|1981]]
||7||9||0||.438||4th in NFC Central|| – || – || – || –
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1982 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1982 NFL season|1982*]]
||5||4||0||.556||'''4th in NFC'''|| 1 || 1 || .500 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Washington Redskins]] in [[1982–83 NFL playoffs|NFC Second Round Game]]'''</Small>
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![[1983 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1983 NFL season|1983]]
||8||8||0||.500||4th in NFC Central|| – || – || – || –
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![[1985 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]||[[1985 NFL season|1985]]
||7||9||0||.438||3rd in NFC Central|| – || – || – || –
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! colspan="2"|NFL total||158||96||5||.622||||10||12||.455||
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:<nowiki>*</nowiki> The [[1982 NFL season]] was shortened to nine games due to a players' strike.

===CFL===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
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! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Post-season
|-
!Won!!Lost!!Ties!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1957 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|WPG]]||[[1957 in Canadian football|1957]]
||12||4||0||.750||2nd in W.I.F.U|| 2 || 1 || 0.667 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] in [[45th Grey Cup]]'''</Small>
|-! style="background:#FDE910;"
![[1958 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|WPG]]||[[1958 CFL season|1958]]
||13||3||0||.813||'''1st in WIFU Conference'''|| 2 || 0 || 1.000 || <Small>'''Won over [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] in [[46th Grey Cup]]'''</Small>
|-! style="background:#FDE910;"
![[1959 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|WPG]]||[[1959 CFL season|1959]]
||12||4||0||.750||'''1st in West Conference'''|| 2 || 0 || 1.000 || <Small>'''Won over [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] in [[47th Grey Cup]]'''</Small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1960 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|WPG]]||[[1960 CFL season|1960]]
||14||2||0||.875||'''1st in West Conference'''|| 0 || 1 || .000 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Edmonton Eskimos]] in Conference Finals'''</Small>
|-! style="background:#FDE910;"
![[1961 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|WPG]]||[[1961 CFL season|1961]]
||13||3||0||.813||'''1st in West Conference'''|| 2 || 0 || 1.000 || <Small>'''Won over [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] in [[49th Grey Cup]]'''</Small>
|-! style="background:#FDE910;"
![[1962 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|WPG]]||[[1962 CFL season|1962]]
||11||5||0||.688||'''1st in West Conference'''|| 2 || 0 || 1.000 || <Small>'''Won over [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] in [[50th Grey Cup]]'''</Small>
|-
![[1963 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|WPG]]||[[1963 CFL season|1963]]
||7||9||0||.438||4th in West Conference|| – || – || – || –
|-
![[1964 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|WPG]]||[[1964 CFL season|1964]]
||1||14||1||.094||5th in West Conference|| – || – || – || –
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1965 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|WPG]]||[[1965 CFL season|1965]]
||11||5||0||.688||'''2nd in West Conference'''|| 2 || 1 || .667 || <small>'''Lost to [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] in [[53rd Grey Cup]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1966 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|WPG]]||[[1966 CFL season|1966]]
||8||7||1||.531||'''2nd in West Conference'''|| 1 || 1 || .500 || <Small>'''Lost to [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] in Conference Finals'''</Small> 
|-
! colspan="2"|CFL total||102||56||2||.644||||13||4||.765||
|}

== Post-coaching career ==
After retiring, Grant became a less prominent public figure and focused on hunting and fishing<ref name="legacy">{{cite news|title=Grant's legacy still looms in Minnesota|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=117009|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=August 12, 2006|access-date=May 25, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831003636/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=117009|archive-date=August 31, 2006}}</ref> as well as supporting environmental reforms. He was a spokesperson against [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] hunting and fishing treaty rights in [[Minnesota]]. In 1993, Grant's efforts resulted in a death threat.<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite web|title=Grant Receives A Death Threat|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFD61239F933A25752C0A965958260|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130084852/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFD61239F933A25752C0A965958260|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2013|date=January 10, 1993|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=May 12, 2007}}</ref> In 2005, he spoke at a Capitol [[Demonstration (people)|rally]] in Minnesota for the conservation of [[wetlands]], wetland [[wildlife]], and water.<ref name="rally">{{cite web|title=Rally hats on |url=http://www.mepartnership.org/mep_whatsnew.asp?new_id=993 |last=Anderson |first=Dennis |publisher=Minnesota Environmental Partnership |date=January 11, 2005 |access-date=May 25, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929023925/http://www.mepartnership.org/mep_whatsnew.asp?new_id=993 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref> Grant addressed 5,000 supporters, saying, "In this [[legislative]] session, we want to see some action. It's more important than any stadium they could ever build in this state."<ref name="outdoors">{{cite web|title=Open water has returned once again|url=http://www.herald-journal.com/outdoors/2005/c041105.html|last=Schultz|first=Chris|work=Herald Journal|date=April 11, 2005|access-date=May 25, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060323032105/http://www.herald-journal.com/outdoors/2005/c041105.html |archive-date = March 23, 2006}}</ref> In 1983, Grant was inducted into the [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]] and in 1994, he would be inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] by [[Sid Hartman]], who was by then a senior Minnesota sports columnist.<ref name="CFHOF" /><ref>[https://www.profootballhof.com/players/bud-grant/capsule/ Bud Grant's Career Capsule] Pro Football Hall of Fame, Accessed October 19, 2020</ref>

Until his death, Grant was still listed as a consultant for the Vikings and maintained an office at the team's headquarters at [[TCO Performance Center]] in [[Eagan, Minnesota]].<ref name="legacy" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vikings.com/team/front-office.html |website=www.vikings.com |title=Minnesota Vikings {{!}} Front Office Staff}}</ref>

In 2004, Bud Grant would be asked to return to the position of Vikings head football coach by [[Red McCombs]], hypothetically replacing [[Mike Tice]]. However, the deal would break down over the salary Grant would receive. As Grant would state afterwards, "I would have come back...for a short time, anyway. It certainly would have been exciting to do at 78 years old."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grant |first=Bud |title=I Did It My Way: A Remarkable Journey to the Hall of Fame |last2=Bruton |first2=Jim |publisher=Triumph Books |year=2013 |isbn=9781623683153}}</ref>

In 2014, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers unveiled a statue of Coach Grant outside IG Field.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/blue-bombers-unveil-statue-of-coaching-legend-bud-grant-1.2810492|title=Blue Bombers unveil statue of coaching legend Bud Grant|work=CBC|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref> In 2016, Grant was inducted into the Blue Bomber ring of honour.<ref>{{cite web | title=Legendary coach Bud Grant going into Bombers Ring of Honour | website=CBC | date=2016-09-26 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/blue-bombers-ring-honour-bud-grant-1.3778990 | access-date=2025-08-28}}</ref>

== Personal life and death ==
Bud married Pat (née Patricia Nelson; born March 28, 1927) in 1950, and they had six children (Kathy, Laurie, Harry III "Peter", Mike, Bruce, and Danny). Bruce died July 25, 2018, from brain cancer.<ref name="Manly" /> Mike started coaching in 1979 at Minnetonka High School, then became the Forest Lake head coach from 1981 to 1986 and 1989 to 1991. In between those stints, Mike served as the Saint John's (Minnesota) offensive coach in 1987 and 1988. Mike has been the football head coach for [[Eden Prairie High School]] in [[Eden Prairie, Minnesota]] since 1992.<ref>{{cite web|title=Success has a price |last=Brackin |first=Dennis |author2=Rand, Mike |url=http://apse.dallasnews.com/contest/2003/writing/over250/over250.project.fifth2-1.html |work=[[Star Tribune]] |access-date=May 7, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607181637/http://apse.dallasnews.com/contest/2003/writing/over250/over250.project.fifth2-1.html |archive-date=June 7, 2007 }}</ref> Mike Grant has coached Eden Prairie to 11 state championships since he began his tenure at the school.<ref name=Rand>{{cite news |title=Eagles' all-around game proves to be too much |url=http://www.startribune.com/preps/story/1569745.html |date=November 23, 2007 |first=Michael |last=Rand |access-date=November 24, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071125112534/http://www.startribune.com/preps/story/1569745.html |archive-date=November 25, 2007 }}</ref> Bud Grant's grandson Ryan Grant was a [[quarterback]] and [[linebacker]] at Eden Prairie and played at the [[University of Minnesota]] (2008–2012) as a [[linebacker]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ryan Grant Commits to Minnesota|url=http://minnesota.scout.com/2/632844.html|author=Monter, Chris|publisher=GoldenSports.net|date=April 5, 2007|access-date=May 13, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220232415/http://minnesota.scout.com/2/632844.html|archive-date=December 20, 2007}}</ref> Bud's granddaughter Jenny is married to former NFL quarterback [[Gibran Hamdan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/for-uw-assistant-coach-bush-hamdan-seattles-been-a-happy-reunion-personally-and-professionally/|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|title=For UW assistant coach Bush Hamdan, Seattle's been a happy reunion personally and professionally |date=September 8, 2016|author=Jude, Adam}}</ref>

Pat Grant died of [[Parkinson's disease]] on March 4, 2009, at age 81.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Grant, wife of Vikings coach, dies |url=http://www.startribune.com/local/40759192.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUncacyi8cyaiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU |author=Harlow, Tim |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=March 4, 2009 |access-date=March 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307105731/http://www.startribune.com/local/40759192.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUncacyi8cyaiUiD3aPc%3A_Yyc%3AaUU |archive-date=March 7, 2009 }}</ref>

Bud Grant died at home in [[Bloomington, Minnesota]], on March 11, 2023, at age 95.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/11/sports/football/bud-grant-dead.html#:~:text=Bud%20Grant%2C%20the%20stoic%2C%20strait,He%20was%2095.|title=Bud Grant, Longtime Minnesota Vikings Coach, Dies at 95|first=Ken|last=Belson|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 11, 2023|accessdate=March 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35835975/bud-grant-led-vikings-4-super-bowls-hof-career-dies|title=Hall of Fame Vikings coach Grant dies at age 95|date=March 11, 2023|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

== Coaching tree ==
As of 2020, seven of Grant's assistants have become head coaches. One of these (Pete Carroll) has won the Super Bowl. Another (Marc Trestman) has won two CFL [[Grey Cup]] Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pro-football-history.com/coach/155/bud-grant-bio |title=Bud Grant |publisher=Pro Football History.com |date=May 20, 1927 |accessdate=March 11, 2023}}</ref>

* [[Pete Carroll]], [[Las Vegas Raiders]] (2025-), [[Seattle Seahawks]] (2010–2023), [[New England Patriots]] (1997–1999), [[New York Jets]] (1994)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pro-football-history.com/coach/56/pete-carroll-bio|publisher=Pro Football History.com|title=Pete Carroll}}</ref>
* [[Marc Trestman]], [[Chicago Bears]] (2013–2014), [[Canadian Football League]], [[Montreal Alouettes]] (2008–2012), [[Toronto Argonauts]] (2017–2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pro-football-history.com/coach/1289/marc-trestman-bio|publisher=Pro Football History.com|title=Marc Trestman}}</ref>
* [[Jerry Burns]], [[Minnesota Vikings]] (1986–1991)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pro-football-history.com/coach/47/jerry-burns-bio|publisher=Pro Football History.com|title=Jerry Burns}}</ref>
* [[Buddy Ryan]], [[Philadelphia Eagles]] (1986–1990); [[Arizona Cardinals]] (1994–1995)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/RyanBu0.htm|title=Buddy Ryan|website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] }}</ref>
* [[Les Steckel]], [[Minnesota Vikings]] (1984)<ref name="VikingUpdate" />
* [[Neill Armstrong]], [[Chicago Bears]] (1977–1981)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pro-football-history.com/coach/9/neill-armstrong-bio|publisher=Pro Football History.com|title=Neill Armstrong}}</ref>
* [[Jack Patera]], [[Seattle Seahawks]] (1976–1982)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pro-football-history.com/coach/307/jack-patera-bio|publisher=Pro Football History.com|title=Jack Patera}}</ref>
* [[Bob Hollway]], [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] (1971–1972)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pro-football-history.com/coach/186/bob-hollway-bio|publisher=Pro Football History.com|title=Bob Hollway}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of National Football League head coach wins leaders]]
* [[List of National Football League head coaches with 200 wins]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

== Further reading ==
* Bruton, Jim; Grant, Bud. ''I Did It My Way: A Remarkable Journey to the Hall of Fame'', published by Triumph Books, 2013, {{ISBN|9781600787867}}
* {{cite book
 | last = McGrane
 | first = Bill
 | title = Bud: The Other Side of the Glacier
 | publisher = Harper & Row
 | year = 1986
 | isbn = 0-06-015583-3}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Profootballhof|id=79|name=Bud Grant}}
* [https://stats.cfldb.ca/coach/bud-grant/ Coaching stats] at cfldb.ca

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