Favorite Viking Player of All-time

Tarkenton.

......why yours truly became a Vikes fan
Guy would scramble around...set up.....scramble....
duck oncoming DTs, run around then launch one to Rashad or White.....TD

(Randle 2)

JR is a great choice. But my favorite Vikings player will always be Alan Page.

Born and raised in the Bronx (as the son of Irish Catholic Immigrants), the 11th commandment was "thou shalt support the Notre Dame Fighting Irish". 

Once he became a Viking, I was hooked. Loved watching the PPE in the snow every week on "This Is The NFL" highlight shows. 

What the ORIGINAL AP (some fans still refer to Adrian Peterson as AP instead of his REAL moniker of AD),  accomplished after his playing career is unrivaled by any other NFL player, IMO. A TRUE humanitarian and one who lets his actual accomplishments speak for themselves. 

He was also the first defensive player to be named MVP. I think the only other was Lawrence Taylor, but I could be wrong. 

Many other favorites, Moss, Browner, Foreman, Eller, Carter, Jordan, Millard, Randle, etc.

But Alan Page, for me, remains the ULTIMATE Viking for many reasons. 

Cris Carter. I tried to emulate his play every time I played football as a little kid growing up. I wanted to be him every time I lined up for a "hike."  ...years before Randy Moss made it mainstream lol... you could always throw it to me and I always wanted to prove it...

I traded Jerry Rice cards for Carters when I was really young too lol... Carter just had a lot to do with football snowballing as an interest in my life and I always look back and appreciate his play here. 
 

This is a tuff one. I like different players for different reasons.

John Randle was the ultimate over achiever. Walk on player to HOF
Alan Page was the anchor of a legendary D line and did so much after.
Randy Moss was the most electrifying player ever to wear the horns.
Chris Carter was the most perpared ever. Year in year out 1000 yards with a different QB most every year.
Fran Tarkenton the machine. He held almost every QB record conceivable at the time he retired. 
Non HOF'ers that I favor.
Steve Jordan was so tough.
Joey Browner same on the other side.
Adrian Peterson the future HOF'er. 
 If only one can be picked.
 I choose Moss. He was thee most amazing.

Alan Page

Great topic, Waterboy.  This is always a tough question as there have been so many that have defined what it is to be a Viking. So I take the easy road and say on...
Offense:  Fran Tarkenton.  The only Viking I've had a chance to visit with, albeit briefly, and have my picture with.  He was, IMHO, the first great modern era QB.  Runner up:  Randy Moss.  Honorable mention:  Joe Kapp.
Defense:  The toughest call, but I would have to say Alan Page for all the  aforementioned reasons.  Runner up: Paul Krause.  Honorable mention: Carl Eller.

Alan Page

cant name one...
Krause, Page, Foreman
Jordon, Studwell, Browner, Kramer
Randle, Millard, Carters (both of them) McDaniel
Moss, Kleinsasser
Smith, BRob

This team has had so many different identies over my 45 years of watching them its impossible to rank my favorites... I am sure if I sat here I would realize that I am missing a few of the players that made me tune in every week.

Edit: Good Lord,  how could I forget the local boy...of course Chad Greenway is on the list.

Purple Royalty

Page, Eller, and Marshall as a kid.  I also loved Tark, Gilliam, Chuck F, Sammy, and Rashad.  Doleman, Millard, Browner, Studwell, AC, CC, Moss, and yes, AD, all come after the heros of my childhood.

Hard to choose one. But my favorite players seem to have been TEs.  Bob Tucker, Joe Senser, Steve Jordan

There are so many to choose from. I love John Randle because he is such an inspiring story. I love that he was so determined to make weight that he wore a chain around his waist. He had incredible speed and was the best trash talker ever. And where he came from to getting into the Hall of Fame is pretty special. He has helped a lot of children through his charity efforts.

I absolutely love Alan Page because his impact is being part of the Purple People Eaters but so much more. He was an amazing player to watch but he is also a remarkable man. He has made a difference in the lives of so many people. The work he has done with his wife is quite extensive and impressive. He is an incredibly brilliant man.

Randall McDaniel is on a whole other level as well. His stance is his signature but it was a thing of beauty to see him shake off defenders like they were nothing. Of course the contributions to the community that he is making with his wife are extraordinary.

Randy Moss is an unbelievably gifted athlete and one of my favorites. A lot of young people went to college on his dime. He was brash and bold but he put butts in the seats and made us rise from them. He was electrifying. He still helps youth in Minnesota.

Brian Robison because of his game but also because of the man he is. He was an awesome player but the ultimate teammate and representative of the team in the community. And I absolutely love the 96 questions segment. I have had fans of other teams say that they watch it. 

Chad Greenway makes the list for me as well. He is such a good guy and he was fun to watch play. He quietly took care of business. He wasn't looking for all the glory, he just did what needed to be done. He worked hard to come back from the ACL in his rookie season. And of course he is a great representative of the team in the community. He continues to give back.

There are so many more but these are the ones that come to mind immediately.

Randall McDaniel deserves consideration. But for me it was Chuck Foreman.

@"Waterboy" said: I just read a book on the 50 greatest Vikings of all time.  Must say after a lot of deliberation, John Randle.  Loved the guys demeanor on the field, and the person he seems to be off the field.  Nobody psyched me up as much.   Interested to hear other choices and why.

Randle and Jake Reed.  Nobody can get a guy excited for football like watching Johnny.  HOF from wearing chains and padlock to weigh enough so he could make the team.
Always loved Jake as well.  No real reason other than he was dang good.  Liked his demeanor as well.  And with that I would add the current era favorite of BRob.  His 96 Questions was a great look into the team and how the guys had fun.  "at the end of the day", he has to be there as well.

Not my all-time favorite but I really enjoyed watching Ed McDaniel so I thought I'd throw his name out there.  He played a lot of games and had a lot of tackles for the team.

I just love hearing the range of players.  By position, I'd break it down this way.

QB - Fran with honorable mention to Tommy Kramer for his ability to play better under the influence than any player of his time.
WR - Tie between Randy Moss and Ahmad Rashad.
TE - Gotta go with Stu Voigt.  Not sure why, but I gotta go with him.
T - Holding no. 73 Ron Yary.
C - Mick Tingelhoff
G - Randall McDaniel - Simply the best ever.

KOR - Buster Rhymes - Big and Fast and knew how to let the bullets fly (at least in college)
PR - Marcus Sherels - He's been so good for so long
K - Fred Cox - All soccer style kickers were eliminated from consideration
P - Mitch Berger - the Snickers kicker.

DL - Randle and then Page.  But loved Eller, Doleman, and Allen.
LB - This ones tough.  Let's go with Matt Blair, even though he's an Iowa State alum I believe.
CB - Xavier Rhodes - Weakest overall position for the Vikes in their history
S - Paul Krause followed closely by Joey Browner

One thing about Tarkenton I forgot....

After the Push off game, to hear his father had died.....
I was a Tarkenton, Vikings fan for life.

Lots to choose from, but easy one for me. John Randle. Hands down. 

Fun topic

Alan Page

All time roster/depth chart

QB Tarkenton
Culpepper
Moon

HB Chuck Foreman
Adrian Peterson
Ted Brown
Terry Allen

FB Bill Bull Brown

WR. Cris Carter
Randy Moss
Ahmad Rashad
Gene Washington
Anthony Carter

TE Steve Jordan
Stu Voigt
Joe Senser

T Ron Yary
Gary Zimmerman
Korey Stringer

G Randall Mcdaniel
Ed White
Steve Hutchinson
Milt Sunde

C Mick Tinglehoff
Matt Birk

DE Chris Doleman
Carl Eller
Jared Allen
Jim Marshall

DT
Alan Page
John Randle
Pat Williams
Kevin Williams

LB Matt Blair
Jeff Siemon
Ed Mcdaniel
Scott Studwell
Roy Winston

CB Carl Lee
Antoine Winfield
Audry Macmillen
Nate Wright

S Paul Krause
Joey Browner
Robert Griffith
Karl Kassulke

K Jan Stenerud
P Greg Coleman
LS Mike Morris (:

HEAD COACH. Bud Grant
Denny Green
Jerry Burns
Mike Zimmer

Honorable Mention
Phil Loadholt, Jim Kleinsasser, Joe Kapp, Brian Robison, Chad Greenway

Alan Page