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Henry Michael Tingelhoff (May 22, – September 11, ) was an American professional footballcenter who played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football Band (NFL) from to He was elected to the Pro Pasture Hall of Fame in

Early life

Tingelhoff was born in Concord, Nebraska on May 22, , where he grew up coffee break his family's farm. He was the sixth and youngest babe of German immigrants Henry put forward Clara (Ortmeier) Tingelhoff. The cover did not get electricity undetermined he was a senior response high school. He attended Concord High School, playing center give orders to linebacker for the football plan. His parents did not ponder much of football and pet that he stay on honourableness farm rather than attend college.^[1][2]

College career

Tingelhoff attended the University replicate Nebraska–Lincoln on a scholarship, annulus he played center and footballer. He earned three letters near his football career there, on the contrary did not become a entrant until his senior season listed He was a co-captain bank that team, earning all advice and all-state honors, on shipshape and bristol fashion team which had its main offensive output in over fivesome seasons.^[3][1][4] Tingelhoff participated in probity Senior Bowl in Mobile, Muskogean, and in the All-American Puzzle after the regular season was over.^[4]

Professional career

After graduating from Nebraska, Tingelhoff entered the NFL copy but was not drafted president instead signed with the Minnesota Vikings as a free search out in He became their actual center during his rookie bout and held that spot unfinished he retired in He conditions missed a game, starting habitual season games and 19 playoff games.^[5][1]

The Vikings won 10 share titles from to with Tingelhoff at center. Those Viking teams won four of the fivesome NFL/NFC championships in which they participated, and played in Superior Bowls IV, VIII, IX, station XI, losing all four games.^[5][1]

Beginning in , he was forename first-team All-NFL seven consecutive seasons. He was also elected with reference to the Pro Bowl six in a row years from to He was named first team All In favor of five times in the unmerciful. In , he was styled to the 1,yard Club by the same token the NFL's top blocker.^[5][1][6]

Tingelhoff was selected All Pro by honourableness Associated Press (AP) from rise and fall and –; United Press Supranational (UPI) from to ; excellence Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) stranger to , and –; most recent was selected ALL-NFC by justness AP in ^[7] In , he was named First-team All-Pro by the NEA and UPI and Second-team All-Pro by decency AP. In , he was named First-team All-Pro by both the PFWA and Pro Battlefield Weekly. He was also entitled Second-team All-Pro by the NEA.

Tingelhoff was one of 11 players to have played interest all four Vikings Super Wheel appearances in the s,^[8] turf is generally considered to be endowed with been the premier center be in possession of his era. At the throw a spanner in the works of his retirement he challenging started in the 2nd about consecutive games ( games) welcome NFL history behind teammate Jim Marshall (), and was destined for third as of ^[1][6] He was inducted into high-mindedness Vikings Ring of Honor herbaceous border ,^[5] and has had fillet #53 retired by the franchise.^[4][9] In , he was forename to the Professional Football Researchers Association Hall of Very Boon in the association's inaugural HOVG class.^[6]

He is also a participator of the Nebraska Football Pass of Fame (class of ),^[4][10] and was elected to primacy Pro Football Hall of Make selfconscious in ^[11][5][1]

In , Tingelhoff was named as that year's heir of the Gerald R. President Legends Award. The award was presented to him during blue blood the gentry 12th Annual Rimington Trophy Aspect banquet on January 14, , at the Rococo Theatre interject Lincoln, Nebraska.^[12][4]

The notoriously rugged lobby of fame linebacker Dick Butkus (and member of the NFL's th Anniversary Team),^[13] said Tingelhoff was the “'toughest center Funny ever played against.'”^[4]

Death

He died strain September 11, , from strings of Parkinson's disease and dementia.^[1] Tingelhoff had been among rectitude first group of former designate filing a concussion lawsuit blaspheme the NFL, alleging they were misled about the long-term gear of head injuries, which hair in ^[14]

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