record of 52–43 and led the Vikings to the playoffs three times. He helped the Vikings win the division title in 1989 and led them to the NFC championship game in 1987. On November 5, 1989, Burns gave a profanity laced tirade during a postgame press conference where he defended his offensive coordinator, Bob Schnelker, despite the fact that the Vikings' Rich Karlis kicked a then league record-tying seven field goals en route to a 23–21 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Rams. On December 4, 1991, Burns announced that he would retire from coaching after the 1991 NFL season; he finished his final season with an 8–8 record. He has been nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but has yet to gain the votes necessary for induction. In 1998, Burns gave the Hall of Fame induction speech for Paul Krause, a defensive back he coached both at Iowa and with the Vikings. Death Burns died on May 12, 2021, at the age of 94 due to a variety of ongoing health issues at his home in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The Minnesota Vikings, former Vikings Head Coach Bud Grant, former (then current) Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer, and Hall of Fame Quarterback Fran Tarkenton released statements paying tribute. Head coaching record College football NFL References 1927 births 2021 deaths American football quarterbacks Basketball coaches from Michigan Green Bay Packers coaches Hawaii Rainbow Warriors baseball coaches Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football coaches Iowa Hawkeyes football coaches Michigan Wolverines football players Minnesota Vikings head coaches Whittier Poets football coaches Whittier Poets men's basketball coaches High school football coaches in Michigan Players of American football from Detroit Educators from Michigan Coaches of American football from Michigan