Every former Notre Dame football player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Alan Page

One of the finest defensive linemen to ever play the game, Alan Page was a dominant defensive tackle who starred at Notre Dame in the mid-1960s. He helped lead the Fighting Irish to national championships in 1964 and 1966 and was an All-American in his final year.

Page became the 15th pick of the 1967 NFL Draft and would spend the majority of his career with the Minnesota Vikings. While Page would spend his final three and a half seasons with the Chicago Bears, he truly became a legend in Minnesota over his first decade.

During an incredible career, Page was a 9-time Pro Bowler and was named First Team All-Pro on five different occasions. He was the NFL MVP in 1971 and won Defensive Player of the Year honors twice. His work at defensive tackle was of great importance to the Vikings’ success in the 70s.

With Page anchoring that defense, the Vikings would appear in four Super Bowls, though they would fall short in each of those appearances. Page was one of the most valuable defensive players of that era and played in 19 postseason games with the Vikings and Bears.

By 1988, Page was in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but he wasn’t done building his legacy. He attended law school after his playing career ended and spent more than two decades in the Minnesota Supreme Court. Perhaps the best defensive player in Vikings history made quite the impact off the field in his adopted state.