56 pounds of beer | Dorktown

In the early years, the Minnesota Vikings were like many new franchises of the time: dysfunctional, bad at football, and often intoxicated. And then a former NBA champion came back home to Minnesota and changed the identity of this franchise forever. This is the first episode of Dorktown’s seven-part docuseries, The History of the Minnesota Vikings. Release schedule: Episode 2 (1970-1974) – Tuesday, August 8th Episode 3 (1974-1979) – Tuesday, August 15th Episode 4 (1980s) – Tuesday, August 22nd Episode 5 (1990s) – Tuesday, August 29th Episode 6 (2000s) – Tuesday, September 5th Episode 7 (2010s-2020s) – Friday, September 8th Written and directed by Jon Bois Written and produced by Alex Rubenstein Rights specialist Lindley Sico Secret Base executive producers Will Buikema and Jon Bois Known goofs: • During the 1968 playoff game vs. the Colts, the Joe Kapp fumble and resulting scoop and score is plotted about 20 yards off from where it actually was. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/Nbabae Enter the Secret Base: http://www.sbnation.com/secret-base Follow us on Twitter:   / secretbase   Follow us on Twitch:   / secretbasesbn   Follow us on Tiktok:   / secretbasesbn   Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/9pMHRV Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/NvpZFF Explore SB Nation: http://www.sbnation.com