Harry Peter "Bud" Grant (born May 20, 1927) is
best known as the legendary head coach of the
American football team the Minnesota Vikings.

Bud Grant was born in Superior, Wisconsin. He
attended the University of Minnesota. He starred
in three sports for the Golden Gophers, American
football, basketball, and baseball.

After leaving the University of Minnesota in 1949,
he first played professional basketball with the
NBA's Minneapolis Lakers, averaging 2.6 ppg in
his two seasons. He was selected in the first
round of the NFL's college draft in 1950 by the
Philadelphia Eagles. In 1953 Bud Grant signed with
the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football
League. He played for that team until 1956 when he
was made head coach of the team. He would remain
the head coach of the Blue Bombers until 1966. He
led the team to the Grey Cup for six years and the
Bombers won four titles.

Grant was named the head coach of the Minnesota
Vikings in 1967, taking over for original coach
Norm Van Brocklin. In his second year, he led the
team to a divisional championship. In 1969, he led
the team to its first NFL Championship and their
first appearance in the Super Bowl. The team lost
that game to the American Football League
champions Kansas City Chiefs. The Vikings would
appear in 3 more Super Bowls under Grant and lose
each one. However, he was the first coach to coach
in four Super Bowls. Grant's team won 11
divisional championships between 1968 and 1980.
Bud Grant retired after the 1983 season and was
followed in the post by Les Steckel, who led the
team in a miserable 3–13 season. Grant returned as
coach for the Vikings in 1985 and then retired for
a second time, succeeded by Jerry Burns.

Bud Grant is a member of both the Canadian
Football Hall of Fame and the US Pro Football Hall
of Fame.