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On January 27, 1984, Bud Grant retired as head coach of the Vikings.

With a career regular-season record of 151 – 87 – 5 (. 632 ) in 17 seasons with Minnesota, Grant led the franchise to 12 playoff appearances, 11 division titles, and four Super Bowls.

Les Steckel, who was an offensive assistant with the Vikings for 5 seasons, was then named the 3rd head coach in franchise history.

Steckel, who came to the Vikings in 1979 after working as an assistant with the 49ers, was the youngest head coach in the NFL in 1984 at age 38.

However, the Vikings lost a franchise-worst 13 games.

After the season Steckel was fired, and on December 18, 1984, Bud Grant was rehired as the head coach of the Vikings.