NFL Unanimously Approves Vikings Sale! 

Red McCombs had long owned the Minnesota Vikings NFL franchise, but that all changed in May 2005.

The Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the Day comes from the Globe-Gazette in Mason City, Iowa, with its top page headline of : 

May 25, 2005 - The NFL owners make a resolution approving the purchase of the Minnesota Vikings by New Jersey real-estate developer Zygmunt Wilf.  Wilf and his group paid $600 million for the franchise and vowed not to move the team from the Twin Cities area. The property magnate did say, though, he would push for a new stadium to replace the aging Metrodome to be the homefield of the Vikes for future generations.

Wilf apparently set skeptical Minnesota fans minds at ease about possible relocation by stating, " To me, this is not a matter of economics. This is a matter of passion. I've always been a strong NFC fan." the long time New York Giants fan went on to add, "We will be in the Minneapolis area forever. Look I am not changing that at all." WIlf purchased the team from Red McCombs in June of 2005. McCombs had owned the team since 1998.  At this same owner's meeting the teams awarded Tampa Bay the rights to host Super Bowl XLIII scheduled for Feb 1, 2009.