Minnesota Vikings Played Iowa MBB Alumni at Field House in 1981 11/5/2025 - On Tuesday April 7th, 1981, the Minnesota Vikings came to Iowa City to take on the Iowa Basketball Alumni team in a fundraiser for Men's and Women's Athletics. Here is an ad in the Iowa City Press-Citizen to promote the event. Here is a short article about the event in the Press-Citizen a few days before the event. The Vikings who were listed on the ad and in the gameday program: Ted Brown - RB Bobby Bryant - DB Terry Lecount - WR Keith Nord - DB Joe Senser - TE John Turner - DB For the alumni team, here are the players listed in ads and/or in the program: Coach: Sharm Scheuerman (Class of 1956) Tom Chapman Jr. (Class of 1967) Tom Chapman Sr. (Class of 1946) Mike Gatens (Class of 1976) Ken Grabinski (Class of 1970) John (Bo) Hairston (Class of 1978) Mike (Tree) Henry (Class of 1981) Steve Krafcisin (Class of 1981) Tom Norman (Class of 1979) Dick Peth (Class of 1979) Steve Waite (Class of 1981) Lynn Rowat Scott Thompson Back in 1981, this was probably a way for NFL players to make money in the offseason, as they weren't making the salaries they do these days. Here is the gameday program handed out during the event. Did anyone attend this event?