The Vikings all-time winningest coach also notched the most losses in franchise history. That would be Bud Grant, arguably the best coach Minnesota has ever had.
To register the most losses for a franchise, the coach will typically have to be there a long time. So the worst coach in the history of a team is often out after a brief stint.
That’s the case with the Vikings, according to FTW’s Steven Ruiz. Ruiz tabbed Les Steckel as Minnesota’s worst-ever coach.
Ruiz wrote:
“The Vikings made Steckel the youngest coach in the NFL when they chose him as Bud Grant’s successor. It took only a season to realize they had made a huge mistake. Steckel was fired after refusing to resign at the end of his first season in charge. Get that severance package, Les.”
After Steckel, Grant ended up taking over the head coaching reigns again, leading Minnesota to a 7-9 record in 1985. Then, Jerry Burns helped turned the Vikings fully around.