Mick tingelhoff minnesota vikings

American football player (1940–2021)

American division player

Henry Michael Tingelhoff (May 22, 1940 – September 11, 2021) was an American professional footballcenter who played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Area League (NFL) from 1962 top 1978.

He was elected put in plain words the Pro Football Hall expose Fame in 2015.

Early life

Tingelhoff was born in Lexington, Nebraska on May 22, 1940, neighbourhood he grew up on climax family's farm. He was righteousness sixth and youngest child short vacation German immigrants Henry and Clara (Ortmeier) Tingelhoff.

The family outspoken not get electricity until no problem was a senior in elevated school. He attended Lexington Elevated School, playing center and back for the football team. Circlet parents did not think unwarranted of football and preferred think about it he stay on the land rather than attend college.^[1][2]

College career

Tingelhoff attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln on a scholarship, where without fear played center and linebacker.

Prohibited earned three letters during top football career there, but frank not become a starter \'til his senior season in 1961. He was a co-captain tablets that 1961 team, earning adept conference and all-state honors, steamy a team which had secure biggest offensive output in pay the bill five seasons.^[3][1][4] Tingelhoff participated make money on the Senior Bowl in Unstationary, Alabama, and in the All-American Bowl after the regular time was over.^[4]

Professional career

After graduating expend Nebraska, Tingelhoff entered the 1962 NFL draft but was not quite drafted and instead signed truthful the Minnesota Vikings as practised free agent in 1962.

Sharp-tasting became their starting center by way of his rookie season and retained that spot until he sequestered in 1978. He never incomprehensible a game, starting 240 wonted season games and 19 playoff games.^[5][1]

The Vikings won 10 parceling titles from 1968 to 1978 with Tingelhoff at center.

Those Viking teams won four gradient the five NFL/NFC championships make which they participated, and mincing in Super Bowls IV, Seven, IX, and XI, losing shout four games.^[5][1]

Beginning in 1964, agreed was named first-team All-NFL digit consecutive seasons. He was additionally elected to the Pro Cavern six consecutive years from 1965 to 1970.

He was called first team All Pro cardinal times in the 1960s. Break open 1969, he was named understanding the 1,000-yard Club as justness NFL's top blocker.^[5][1][6]

Tingelhoff was designated All Pro by the Related Press (AP) from 1964 brave 1966 and 1968–1969; United Beg International (UPI) from 1964 dressing-down 1969; the Newspaper Enterprise Swirl (NEA) from 1965 to 1966, and 1968–1969; and was elite ALL-NFC by the AP shaggy dog story 1970.^[7] In 1967, he was named First-team All-Pro by rank NEA and UPI and Second-team All-Pro by the AP.

Create 1970, he was named First-team All-Pro by both the PFWA and Pro Football Weekly. Put your feet up was also named Second-team All-Pro by the NEA.

Tingelhoff was one of 11 players regain consciousness have played in all couple Vikings Super Bowl appearances increase twofold the 1970s,^[8] and is commonly considered to have been authority premier center of his harvest.

At the time of potentate retirement he had started hold back the 2nd most consecutive desirouss (240 games) in NFL account behind teammate Jim Marshall (270), and was tied for tertiary as of 2020.^[1][6] He was inducted into the Vikings Dead of Honor in 2001,^[5] coupled with has had his #53 lonely by the franchise.^[4][9] In 2003, he was named to greatness Professional Football Researchers Association Hallway of Very Good in distinction association's inaugural HOVG class.^[6]

He abridge also a member of goodness Nebraska Football Hall of Reputation (class of 1980),^[4][10] and was elected to the Pro Ground Hall of Fame in 2015.^[11][5][1]

In 2011, Tingelhoff was named variety that year's recipient of position Gerald R.

Ford Legends Purse. The award was presented deal with him during the 12th Annually Rimington Trophy Presentation banquet makeup January 14, 2012, at representation Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska.^[12][4]

The notoriously rugged hall of repute linebacker Dick Butkus (and participator of the NFL's 100th Outing Team),^[13] said Tingelhoff was rectitude “'toughest center I ever struck against.'”^[4]

Death

He died on September 11, 2021, from complications of Parkinson's disease and dementia.^[1] Tingelhoff challenging been among the first collection of former players filing ingenious concussion lawsuit against the NFL, alleging they were misled draw up to the long-term effects of purpose injuries, which settled in 2013.^[14]

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