After Dennis Ryan spent 47 years with the Minnesota Vikings, with the majority of it as their equipment manager, the organization named their equipment room after him.
The organization surprised him with the announcement of the Dennis Ryan Equipment Room at the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center during Legends Weekend.
The #Vikings surprised longtime Equipment Manager Dennis Ryan with the unveiling of the Dennis Ryan Equipment Room at the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center as part of Legends Weekend.
Ryan, who retired in April 2023 after a 47-year tenure with the team, will also serve… pic.twitter.com/sbmMHqaeIw
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) November 11, 2023
During the game on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, Ryan will serve as an honorary captain.
Ryan, a two-time recipient of the Whitey Zimmerman Award, which honors the NFL’s Equipment Manager of the Year (1996 and 2017), started with the Viking painting blocking sleds at Midway Stadium in 1975. He worked his way up to being the equipment manager where he worked for every head coach in franchise history outside of Norm Van Brocklin.
