| Mike
Tice
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Job Security, Like Division, Still Wide Open
High expectations and a poor start have the Vikings searching for answers.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Oct 4, 2005 |
C Mike Tice: "Could give a ..." 
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Sep 10, 2005 |
Tice Tagged $100,000 For Scalping
NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue levies fines on Tice, two assistants.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Jun 30, 2005 |
Vikings Got Draft Value, Depth With Fason
Tthe Vikings felt they got value and a player who will contribute in the future with Fason.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Apr 24, 2005 |
Fox Has Desire, Needs Position
Vikings like the passion defensive back Dustin Fox is expected to bring to the team.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Apr 24, 2005 |
Versatility, Character Selling Points On Johnson
The Vikings know their offensive line prospects well, and they feel they got a high-character player
-by VikingUpdate.com
Apr 24, 2005 |
Injuries No Concern To James
Defensive end says past injuries aren't a concern to him.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Apr 23, 2005 |
James Continues First-Round DL Trend
Mike Tice has made a habit out of building the defense from the front back on draft day.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Apr 23, 2005 |
Vikings' Reaction: Troy Williamson
Speed made Williamson Vikings' selection.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Apr 23, 2005 |
Tagliabue’s Take: Ownership, Stadium, Tice
NFL commissioner talked about the ownership situation, the scalping of tickets and a new stadium.
-by VikingUpdate.com
Apr 7, 2005 |
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Named the sixth head coach in Vikings history on January 10, 2002, Tice has
been associated with the Vikings since 1992. He was a tight end in the NFL,
starting with the Seattle Seahawk (1981-88) and the Washington Redskins (1989)
before going back to the Seahawks (1990-91) and the Vikings (1992-93, 1995).
Tice started his coaching career the year after he finished his playing career
with the Vikings. He coached tight ends in 1996 and moved to the offensive line
from 1997-2001, being named assistant head coach for the 2001 season. He became
interim head coach for the final game of the 2001 season before being named
the full-time head coach three days after his head-coaching debut.
As an offensive line coach, Tice gained the reputation of being tough but
fair with his pupils. In his five years as coach of that unit, he finished with
none of the same players he inherited in 1997, but he ended up coaching five
different players to 10 Pro Bowl appearances. It started with Randall McDaniel
and continued with Jeff Christy, Todd Steussie, Korey Stringer and Matt Birk.
Birk was named to his second Pro Bowl appearance in 2002 and was the only Viking
chosen for the 2001 season. Tice's offensive line was also part of the Vikings'
record-breaking 1998 season.
As a player, Tice was converted from a quarterback coming out of Maryland
in 1980 to a tight end. He caught a career-high four touchdown passes with Seattle
in 1991and a career-high 29 receptions in 1988. He also helped the Seahawks
to the AFC Championship Game in 1983.
Tice was born in Bayshore, N.Y. on Feb. 2, 1959 and attended Central Islip
High School in Long Island, where he lettered in football, basketball and lacrosse.
He was the winner of the Byron "Whizzer" White Humanitarian Award
in 1987. His brother John coaches tight ends for the Vikings, and Mike and wife
Diane have two children, Adrienne and Nathan, the latter who says his dad "yells
a lot" while coaching junior high football.
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