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Henry Michael Tingelhoff (May 22, 1940 – September 11, 2021) was an American football center who played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) from 1962 to 1978. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015. College career. Tingelhoff attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He earned three letters ...
Sep 12, 2021 · Tingelhoff, who played at center and linebacker for three seasons at the University of Nebraska, wasn’t selected in the N.F.L.’s 1962 draft. But the Vikings signed him, envisioning him as a ...
Mick Tinglehoff was a three-year letterman as a center for Nebraska in 1959, 1960 and 1961. A native of Lexington, Neb., Tinglehoff was an anchor on the Cornhusker offensive line at the end of Coach Bill Jennings' tenure at NU. The 6-1, 210-pounder from Lexington, Neb., served as one of three Nebraska co-captains as a senior in 1961, when the ...
Tingelhoff grew up on a farm in Nebraska and played for the Cornhuskers before latching on with the Vikings and making the switch from linebacker during the preseason of his rookie year. He became ...
Tingelhoff passed away at the age of 81. A career that was honored in 2015 with a long-awaited induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame had humble beginnings in Nebraska. Henry Michael “Mick ...
- Evan Bland
Sep 11, 2021 · “I grew up on a farm in Nebraska,and the only school that gave me a scholarship was (the University of) Nebraska,” Tingelhoff told an interviewer. He played linebacker and center in Lincoln and was co-captain of the 1961 team as a senior. Following his final season, Tingelhoff participated in the Senior Bowl and in the All-American Bowl.
Mick Tingelhoff was originally signed by the Minnesota Vikings as a free agent out of the University of Nebraska in 1962. Tingelhoff earned a starting nod at center as a rookie and never relinquished the role for the remainder of his stellar 17-season career. At 6’2”, 237 pounds, he was known for his durability, toughness and perseverance.
