Vikings fan kept beard 38-plus years, waiting for Super Bowl title that never came Emmett Pearson, 83, died Monday, the same day his woeful Purple lost on national TV. By Paul Walsh ...

Here’s a beard story that has nothing to do with the Boston Red Sox. Emmett Pearson was a Minnesota Vikings fan and a man of his word. He died on Monday at 83, having kept the vow he made after ...