Blair will be inducted into Ring of Honor

Matt Blair will be the 2012 inductee into the Vikings Ring of Honor, it was announced today.

Blair will go in at halftime of the Vikings-Tampa Bay game on Thursday, Oct. 25.

A linebacker, Blair ranks second in team history (behind Scott Studwell) in career tackles.

Here is the Vikings' release:

BLAIR TO BE INDUCTED INTO
VIKINGS RING OF HONOR

Former Minnesota Vikings LB Matt Blair will be inducted as the 20th member of the Vikings Ring of Honor on Thursday, October 25, 2012, at halftime of the Vikings-Buccaneers game at Mall of America Field.

Originally a second round draft pick (#51) in 1974, Blair played in 160 career games (130 starts) for the Vikings and still ranks 2nd in team history with 1,452 career tackles. Only Scott Studwell and Roy Winston played in more games as a linebacker than Blair.

The Iowa State grad was a part of Vikings playoff teams in six of his opening seven seasons with the team and played on the Vikings Super Bowl IX and XI teams. He was named to the Pro Bowl in six straight seasons from 1977-82, tying him for the fifth-most Pro Bowl berths by a Viking in club history, and was named All-Pro in 1980. Among Vikings defensive players, only Alan Page had more Pro Bowl honors (9) than Blair.