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Moss, Randle, McDaniel inducted into Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame
Randy Moss, John Randle and Randall McDaniel are each already enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Now the trio has received another accolade, as the teammates on the 1998 Vikings were inducted into the Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday night.
Moss took the league by storm as a rookie with 69 catches for 1,313 yards and a rookie-record 17 touchdown catches. He played for the Vikings for seven-plus seasons and went into the Vikings Ring of Honor in 2017 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
The wide receiver ranks second in league history with 156 touchdown catches, and he is fourth all-time with 15,292 receiving yards. His 982 receptions rank 15th.
Randle is also in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (2010) and the Vikings Ring of Honor (2008). An undrafted free agent, Randle spent 11 seasons in Purple (1990-2000) and recorded 114.0 of his 137.5 career sacks with the Vikings. His career sacks total leads all defensive tackles in league history and is also tied for 10th all-time.
Named to the All-Decade Team in the 1990s, Randle was selected to six straight Pro Bowls from 1993-1998. He had double-digit sacks in each season from 1993 to 2000.
McDaniel played 12 of his 14 seasons with the Vikings, suiting up in Purple from 1988 to 1999. He started 202 consecutive games in his career and was named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s. McDaniel blocked for five 1,000-yard rushers and three 3,000-yard passers in his career.
A first-round pick in 1988 out of Arizona State, McDaniel was inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor in 2006. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.
Moss, Randle, McDaniel were among six total inductees. The others were basketball player Lindsay Whalen, football coach John Gagliardi and hockey icon Willard Ikola.