Gary Larsen (born March 13, 1942) was a defensive tackle in the NFL and played college football at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. He started his NFL career in 1964 with the Los Angeles Rams and then became a part of the famous Purple People Eaters for the Minnesota Vikings from 1965 through 1974. He was selected to two Pro Bowls and played in Super BowlsIV, VIII and IX. March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... The defensive team or defense in American football or Canadian football, is the team that begins a play from scrimmage not in possession of the ball. ... NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... For other academic instutions named Concordia, see Concordia (disambiguation). ... Moorhead is a city located in Clay County, Minnesota. ... The St. ... The Purple People Eaters was the nickname of the Minnesota Vikings football teams defensive line during the 1970s, when the Vikings played in four Super Bowls. ... City Minneapolis, Minnesota Other nicknames The Vikes, The Purple People Eaters Team colors Purple, Gold, and White Head Coach Brad Childress Owner Zygi Wilf General manager Rob Brzezinski Mascot Ragnar League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1961-present) Western Conference (1961-1969) Central Division (1967-1969) National Football Conference (1970... The Pro Bowl is the National Football Leagues All-Star game. ... The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League, the pinnacle of American football. ... Date January 11, 1970 Stadium Tulane Stadium City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Len Dawson, Quarterback Favorite Vikings by 12 1/2 National anthem Al Hirt Coin toss Game referee Referee John McDonough Halftime show Mardi Gras with Carol Channing Attendance 80,562 TV in the United States Network CBS Announcers... Date January 13, 1974 Stadium Rice Stadium City Houston, Texas MVP Larry Csonka, Running back Favorite Dolphins by 7 National Anthem Charley Pride Coin toss Game referee Halftime show University of Texas at Austin Band Attendance 71,882 TV in the United States Network CBS Announcers Ray Scott, Pat Summerall... Date January 12, 1975 Stadium Tulane Stadium City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Franco Harris, Running back Favorite Steelers by 3 National Anthem Grambling State University Band Coin toss Game referee Halftime show Tribute to Duke Ellington with Mercer Ellington and Grambling State University Band Attendance 80,997 TV in the...
Gary Larson is the creator of The Far Side, a (sometimes subdivided) single panel comic strip which appeared in many newspapers for fourteen years until Larson's retirement January 1, 1995.
On March 15, 1989, Gary Larson received the prestigious accolade of having a newly-discovered species named after him by Dale H. Clayton, head of the Committee of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Chicago.
In The Complete Far Side, Gary Larson says that his greatest disappointment in life occurred when he was at a luncheon and sat across from Charles Addams.
Gary H. Larsen, a native Floridian, received his JD from Stetson University in 1978 and a Diplome de Droit Compare from the University of Strasbourg the same year.
Larsen is an AV rated Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator and Past President of the Sarasota County Bar Association.
Larsen is a frequent speaker on the subject of litigation practice and the law.