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Trivia for November 16, 2020

Question

Who’s the only defensive lineman who has been named the league’s Most Valuable Player? This player was honored in 1971.

Answer

Alan Page. Page at the time was the leader of Minnesota’s “Purple People Eaters” defense. He spent 11-plus seasons with the Vikings. Released during the 1978, he found late-career success playing for defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan in Chicago. He retired after the 1981 season. (These NFC North teams, of course, play tonight.) Page is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. After football, he served as a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court for 23 years.

4 Reader Comments:

Robert Ohrmund

Brown Deer, WI
2020-11-16T18:06:52Z
He also grew up in Canton and was in high school when the Hall of Fame was being built. While there, he also worked for the construction company that built the original building. I would be pretty certain he's the only Hall of Famer that also helped build the place.

Cliff Neville

Somerset, TX
2020-11-17T05:03:24Z
i used to run into him sometimes jogging early morning around Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis. really nice guy.

Peter MacPherson

Orlando, FL
2020-12-07T05:07:41Z
I know there a NFL films episode on him, but is there a good biography or autobiography of Alan Page?

Peter MacPherson

Orlando, FL
2020-12-07T05:09:56Z
^is
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