Max Winter
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Max Winter (June 29, 1903 – July 26, 1996) [citation needed] was a Minneapolis businessman and sport executive who helped found the Minnesota Vikings.
Biography
Winter was born in Ostrava, Austria-Hungary (modern day Czechia).[citation needed] He emigrated with his family and settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[citation needed] He graduated from North High School in Minneapolis in 1922 (see North High Polaris for 1922). He attended Hamline University on a basketball scholarship.
Winter opened The 620 Club in 1934 with his brother Henry and boxing manager/promoter Ernie Fliegel as equal partners. Located at 620 Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis, the restaurant specialized in turkey. The club was sold in 1971 and revamped the same year to become Moby Dick's bar (aka "Moby's).[1]
In 1947, Winter became part owner with
By 1960, with creation of the AFL, the NFL decided to expand to both
Winter remained on the Vikings board of directors until 1989. He served as team president from 1965-87. In 1985, Winter shocked and angered his fellow Vikings owners when he attempted to sell his share of the team to Irwin L. Jacobs and Carl Pohlad. The case went to the Minnesota Supreme Court and finally was settled in Winter's favor. https://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/supreme-court/1987/c5-86-637-2.html
Legacy
When the Minnesota Vikings headquarters and training facility opened in
References
- ^ "Fliegel 620 Club Family History". facebook.com. 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ "Vikings Franchise Timeline". www.vikings.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.