PAUL ALLEN
Game 823 | April 14, 2014 | Randy Sampson, Paul Allen, Kevin Gorg
Canterbury opened in 1985 and was purchased by the Sampson family in 1993. The family was in its 20th year of presenting live racing. In 2012 Canterbury entered into a 10-year agreement with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux, operators of nearby Mystic Lake Casino. The agreement added $75 million to racing purses. Allen and Gorg led the audience through some handicapping for the upcoming Kentucky Derby.
Game 935 | September 8, 2020 | Rick Spielman, Paul Allen
Rick Spielman joined the Vikings as vice president of player personnel in 2006 and became the team's general manager in 2012. In a conversation with Viking's play-by-play broadcaster Paul Allen, Spielman talked about the team's chances in the upcoming season. The team finished with a 7-9 record in a year in which no fans were allowed into U.S. Bank Stadium.
(LtoR) Row 1: Dave Mona; Row 2: Bob Hagan; Row 3: Lester Bagley (Physician); Ross Levin, Mark Wilf; Row 4: Paul Allen (Moderator), Rick Spielman.
Game 949 | May 13, 2021 | Kevin Warren, Paul Allen
With the Minnesota Vikings, Warren became the first black chief operating officer in the National Football League. He became only the sixth commissioner in Big Ten history when he was hired away from the Vikings in June 2019.
(LtoR) Top row: Lea B. Olsen, Kevin Warren, Paul Allen (moderator); Bottom row: Bob Hagan (physician), Dave Mona
Game 950 | May 19, 2021 | Rick Spielman, Paul Allen
Spielman joined the Vikings 16 years ago and was in his 10th year as General Manager. He said that in advance of the draft the Vikings profiled 1,100 players and focused on 175. At the end of the 2021 season both Spielman and Head Coach Mike Zimmer were fired.
(LtoR) Top row: Lea B. Olsen, Rick Spielman, Paul Allen (moderator); Bottom row: Andrew Miller (physician), Dave Mona
Game 957 | October 29, 2021 | Steve Hutchinson, Paul Allen
A legendary guard, Hutchinson entered the NFL Hall of Fame in August of 2021. Signed by the Vikings away from Seattle, he was named NFL Offensive Lineman of the Year in his first season with the Vikings as he cleared the way for Adrian Peterson to become the first Viking player to win a league rushing title.
(LtoR) Lester Bagley, John Hutchinson, Lea B. Olsen, Bob Hagan (physician, Paul Allen (moderator), Dave Mona
(LtoR) Paul Allen, Steve Hutchinson
Game 964 | May , 2022 | Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah, Kevin O'Connell, Paul Allen
(LtoR) Dave Mona, Paul Allen (moderator), Kwesi Adolfo-Mensah, Dan Stoltz, Kevin O'Connell, Andrew Miller (physician)
Game 979 | April 6, 2023 | Randy Sampson, Mark Irving, Paul Allen
(LtoR) Randy Sampson, Paul Allen (moderator), Karen Himle, Mark Irving, Dave Mona
