MAMA Class of 1992 MIKE LYNN Jump to: [ Award ] [ Bio ] [ Stats ] [ More ]

In recognition of his mediocre contribution to Minnesota sports MIKE LYNN is hereby inducted into the Minnesota Assembly of Mediocre Athletes Hall of Fame on this 29th day of February, 1992 As General Manager of the Vikings for a reign spanning three decades, Mike assured Minnesota's football fans that they would always have a mediocre team to watch in the fall. Although Mike had long been revered as a king of mediocrity, he aded the finest jewel to his crown in 1989 when, just as it seemed that the Vikings were inevitably headed for success, Mike pulled the team back into the NFL's Pack of Parity as he spearheaded the Herschel Walker deal. Despite leaving Minnesota to see the WLAF off to a sluggish start, Mike will long be associated with turning the Vikings from an NFL perennial power to a perennial also-ran.

Biography

Highlights: 6 first-place finishes during his 16 seasons as GM, including a Super Bowl in 1976. Lowlights: Orchistrated the Walker deal. Pat Reusse's Turkey of the Year in 1989. Mediumlights: Led the Vikes to a mediocre 107-106-1 record from 1977 - 1990, after inheriting a Super Bowl team in 1975. Was a key player in the Vikings' movement to have the metrodome built in 1981. Left the Vikings to establish the WLAF. Personal:

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