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St. Paul's mayor apparently unimpressed with Mike Zimmer

Mayor Chris Coleman watched the new Vikings coach and made a comparison that wasn't exactly flattering.

By Howard Sinker

January 16, 2014 at 1:07PM

Chris Coleman, the mayor of St. Paul, took to Twitter on Wednesday night after watching video featuring new Vikings coach Mike Zimmer. He made a comparison that wasn't exactly flattering.

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For those who need a history lesson, Steckel was named coach of the Vikings 30 years ago, after Bud Grant retired, and lasted only one season. His team went 3-13.

Here's a Sports Illustrated story from that season that should help explain the mayor's tweet.

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Howard Sinker

Digital Sports Editor

Howard Sinker is digital sports editor at startribune.com and curates the website's Sports Upload blog. He is also a senior instructor in Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College in St. Paul.

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