03/12/2023
RIP Bud Grant, a legend of the Loggers and Minnesota sports.
RIP Bud Grant, long time coach for the Minnesota Vikings. Bud was also an amazing athlete. He was a first round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL and a fourth round pick for the Minneapolis Lakers in the NBA. He was a three sport star at the University of Minnesota. And in the era of every town in the midwest having a baseball team, Bud pitched for a lot of them. He played for the Stillwater Loggers (photo in the comments) but also in the early 1950s, he played for Polk County's own Osceola Braves. Here he is pictured in uniform for Osceola. Photo from the Braves' website.