Who won the NFL championship in 1969?
Minnesota Vikings
1969 NFL Championship Game/Champion
Super Bowl The Kansas City Chiefs, league champion of the 1969 American Football League season, defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 23–7, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, on January 11, 1970.
Where is the Ed Thorp Trophy?
The 1969 Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy was the only championship trophy earned by the franchise since their creation in 1961. The trophy’s indefinite home is now in Maple Grove, Minnesota.
What happened to the Brunswick Balke Collender Cup?
The Accidental Wine Educator. At the meeting, the owners voted to thank the Brunswick-Balke-Collender company for presenting the league with, as the meeting minutes called it, “a loving cup” that would go to the association’s champion every year.
Did the Vikings win in 1969?
The Vikings played the Chiefs in Super Bowl IV….
| 1969 Minnesota Vikings season | |
|---|---|
| Record | 12–2 |
| Division place | 1st NFL Central |
| Playoff finish | Won Western Conference Championship Game (vs. Rams) 23–20 Won NFL Championship (vs. Browns) 27–7 Lost Super Bowl IV (vs. Chiefs) 7–23 |
| ← 1968 Vikings seasons 1970 → |
When did the Vikings win a championship?
1969
The Vikings have won one NFL Championship, in 1969, before the league’s merger with the American Football League (AFL) in 1970. Since the merger, the team has qualified for the playoffs 28 times, third-most in the league (trailing only the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers).
What is the name of the AFC championship trophy?
the Lamar Hunt Trophy
Trophies named the Lamar Hunt Trophy are given to the winners of the following American football games: AFC Championship Game in the National Football League.
What was before the Lombardi trophy?
Initially the Super Bowl trophy was just called the World Professional Football Championship Trophy. It remained that way until 1970, when it was renamed the Vince Lombardi Trophy, in honor of the coach who died suddenly from cancer in September of 1970.
Does the winning team keep the Lombardi trophy?
The winning team receives permanent possession of the Vince Lombardi Trophy, a sterling silver trophy created by Tiffany & Company, which is presented annually to the winner of the Super Bowl. The trophy was named for the late Vince Lombardi before Super Bowl V.
When was the first trophy made?
The oldest sports trophies in the world are the Carlisle Bells, a horse racing trophy dating back to 1559 and 1599 and were first awarded by Elizabeth I.
Did the Vikings ever win an NFL championship?
The Vikings have a long and storied past, despite having won only one NFL championship, in 1969, the year before the NFL–American Football League merger. The Vikings’ most prominent period of success dates from the hiring of head coach Bud Grant in 1967.
Did the Minnesota Vikings ever win an NFL championship?
The Vikings have won one NFL Championship, in 1969, before the league’s merger with the American Football League (AFL) in 1970. Since the merger, the team has qualified for the playoffs 28 times, third-most in the league (trailing only the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers).