Grant's a Consultant, Now, but He Still Doesn't Talk Much

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"I've met him I don't know how many times, seen him how many times," [Brad Childress] said. "He's not there often. I say, 'Hey Bud, how are you doing?' I extend my hand and he says, 'This is the last time I'm shaking your hand in this building -- I'm not going to shake your hand every time I see you.' He has a very dry sense of humour."

"Coaches are confident in themselves and what they're doing," [Bud Grant] huffs. "They don't need my help."

"I'm a consultant," he said yesterday, on the 39th anniversary of his first game as Vikings coach, a 34-0 pre-season victory over Philadelphia. "You don't consult unless you're consulted with."

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Grant's a Consultant, Now, but He Still Doesn't Talk Much

MANKATO, Minn. -- Nearly 40 years after he coached his first game for the Minnesota Vikings, Bud Grant remains largely unchanged.

He still has that piercing ste...

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