Chart: About Mick Tingelhoff

August 2, 2015 at 4:18AM
Mick Tingelhoff, Minnesota Vikings pro football. Minneapolis Tribune photo November 15, 1970, by staff photographer Kent Kobersteen. See article page C17, Star Tribune, Sun Nov 25, 2001. ORG XMIT: MIN2013082017552746 ORG XMIT: MIN1308201756344803 ORG XMIT: MIN1308202103314894 ORG XMIT: MIN1308291940350068 ORG XMIT: MIN1408201639137968 ORG XMIT: MIN1412171952020367
Mick Tingelhoff in November 1970. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Born: Henry Michael Tingelhoff on May 22, 1940, in Lexington, Neb.

College: Nebraska (1958-61)

NFL: Undrafted, Tingelhoff signed with the Vikings in 1962. He started 240 consecutive regular-season games at center, 259 if you include his 19 playoff games.

Honors: Five-time first team All-Pro; six-time Pro Bowler; Vikings Ring of Honor, 2001; four Super Bowls; number (53) retired.

Family: He and wife, Phyllis, have two sons, Pat and Mike, a daughter, Teri, and 12 grandchildren.

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