On This Date in Minnesota History: January 28

January 28, 1960 – “Minnesota was granted an NFL franchise at the league owners’ meetings in Miami on [this date]. The team began play in 1961. The founding group consisted of Max Winter, E. William Boyer, H.P Skoglund, Ole Haugsrud and Bernard H. Ridder, Jr.”
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