Jerry Burns, who spent 24 years on the Minnesota Vikings’ coaching staff as a head coach and offensive coordinator, died Wednesday, the team said. Burns was 94. Burns joined the Vikings’ staff ...

Jerry Burns, an NFL innovator as a longtime Vikings offensive coordinator and later as their head coach, died Wednesday at his home in Eden Prairie. He was 94. Known as “Burnsie,” he was ...

Jerry Burns was bad with names. Ron Yary was No. 73, Bill Brown was No. 30 and even Fran Tarkenton was No. 10 to the longtime Minnesota Vikings coach who died this week at age 94. A friend's ...

In this 1989 photo is Minnesota Vikings coach Jerry Burns, location not known. Burns, the colorful character who took over as the Vikings' head coach in a time of turmoil and led the team to three ...

On a slow news day back when Jerry Burns was the Vikings’ coach, I always knew how to get a must-read story. All I had to do was mention one of three topics, Burnsie would have a meltdown ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jerry Burns, the colorful character who took over as the Minnesota Vikings' coach in a time of turmoil and led the team to three playoff berths, has died. He was 94. The team ...

laughs with former Vikings coach Jerry Burns, right, during NFL football minicamp in Eden Prairie, Minn. Burns, the colorful character who took over as the Vikings' head coach in a time of turmoil ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jerry Burns, the colorful character who took over as the Minnesota Vikings' head coach in a time of turmoil and led the team to three playoff berths in six seasons ...

Minnesota Vikings assistant coaches Floyd Reese, left, a linebackers and special teams coach, Les Steckel, second right, a wide receivers coach, and Jerry Burns, right, offensive coordinator ...

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