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After a stellar football career at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Terry Egerdahl of Proctor was drafted in April of 1976 by the Minnesota Vikings. This clip from the Minneapolis Tribune shows Egerdahl, far left, with other draftees and Vikings coach Bud Grant. Egerdahl was cut on the final days of training camp but had another shot with Chicago in 1977. When that didn't work out, he evenutally returned to Proctor to coach and teach. He died suddenly in 1980 of an apparent heart attack.