Monday, 02 June 2025

    Alan Page

    • Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2025
    • Sport(s): Football
    • Statistics: 1 NFL Championship (1969)
      1 MVP Award (1971)
      2 Defensive Player of the Year Awards (1971 & 1973)
      5 First Team All-Pro Selections (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974 & 1975)
      9 Pro Bowls (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 & 1976)
      148.5 Quarterback Sacks
      2 NCAA National Championships (1964 & 1968)
      Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
      Member of the College Football Hall of Fame
      Member of the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor
      Named to the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
      Named to the NFL 100th Anniversary Team
      Number Retired by the Minnesota Vikings
    • A two-time NCAA Champion and Consensus All-American at Notre Dame, Alan Page took his talents to the Minnesota Vikings, where he was part of the vaunted “Purple People Eaters” defense that took the team to four Super Bowl appearances. Page was so outstanding that he made history as the first defensive player to win the MVP (1971), and he also won two Defensive Player of the Year awards.

      A feared blocker, Page was disciplined and intelligent, and was always a step ahead of the offense. A natural leader on the field, Page was a leader off it. Page was the NFLPA player representative for five years, and while he was still playing, he earned a law degree, which later led to his appointment as an Associate Justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court.

      We are proud to nominate Alan Page for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.
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