Former Vikings general manager Mike Lynn dies at 76

Mike Lynn, 76, while the executive of the Minnesota Vikings, who made the trade damaged by the Dallas Cowboys Herschel Walker, died Saturday, announced that the Vikings.

Had health problems for years and died at his home in Holly Springs, Mississippi, his son Mike Jr. Lynn told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Lynn, Managing Director of the Vikings from 1975 to 1990 is remembered for one of the biggest trades in NFL history.

The team sent five players and seven draft selections the Cowboys in 1989 for Walker, running back Lynn believes the missing link for a Super Bowl.

Walker has never been shot in Minnesota, Dallas and use the wealth of players and teams to lay the foundation for three Super Bowl wins in 1990.

Known as a relentless negotiator, and leader of the Twin Cities most colorful history of the sport, Lynn rose through the winter of former Vikings owner of Max in a row.

Lynn helped organize an office that has transformed the Vikings into a consistent playoff competitor who has designed and developed three Hall of Fame Randall McDaniel, John Randle and Chris Doleman.

Lynn has played an important role in the drafting of several bowlers in the future, including Pro Joey Browner and Keith Millard, waivers and claimed by Cris Carter, a disturbing element in Philadelphia, which blossomed into one of the best receivers of his time in Minnesota.

The Vikings won seven titles in the NFC Central Division and played in two Super Bowls, while Lynn was the director general.

Also negotiated an agreement with the winter that led to a 10% revenue from all Metrodome events suites for the lifetime of the building, collecting a large financial aid for decades, even after leaving the team .

Lynn left the Vikings in 1990 to become president of the World League of American Football, it doubled after two seasons.

Born May 18, 1936 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Lynn grew up in New Jersey and attended Pace University in New York. Before finishing college he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he directed the movie theaters and retail stores.

After a failed attempt to get an NFL expansion team in Memphis, was hired as a staff assistant in the winter of 1974.