On Friday, the sports world suffered a tremendous loss in the form of broadcaster Greg Gumbel, who passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. He was just 78 years old but left sports fans with a lifetime’s worth of memories, including several with ties to the Minnesota Vikings.
On one of the biggest days in Vikings history, fans were lucky enough to have Greg Gumbel on the call for the CBS broadcast of the game.
Fans on social media were sharing their favorite Greg Gumbel calls and moments. In a career that included being a broadcaster for Super Bowls, Olympic Games, NFL, NBA, and college basketball, Vikings fans remember his call of Adrian Peterson setting the NFL single-game rushing record.
The highlights from the game and Peterson’s historic 296-yard rushing day have been circulating on social media. Here are the highlights from the game, as shared by the NFL a few years back.
When @AdrianPeterson ran for an NFL-record 296 yards as a rookie. (Nov. 4, 2007) pic.twitter.com/XImIZmusZP
— NFL Legacy (@NFLLegacy) April 23, 2021
