<P> The Vikings' trademark horned helmet and purple - and - gold uniforms were designed by Los Angeles Examiner cartoonist Karl Hubenthal . Bert Rose and Norm Van Brocklin both knew Hubenthal from their days with the Los Angeles Rams organization . Hubenthal also designed the original Norseman logo . </P> <P> From the team's debut in 1961 to 1995, the Vikings' logos and uniforms essentially remained the same . Reflecting Minnesota's Scandinavian cultural heritage, one of the team's two primary logos consists of a profile of a blond norseman, while the other consists of a white Viking horn . </P> <P> The team's helmet is purple with a Viking horn logo on each side . Each horn is outlined in gold . The horn logo was slightly revised in 2006 . The original uniform design consisted of white pants, gold trim, and either purple or white jerseys . From 1962 to 1964, the Vikings wore purple pants with their white jerseys (The Vikings, with their new uniform, still wear, on occasion, purple pants with yellow and white trim). In a design that was unique among American football teams, the white jerseys had a completely different stripe pattern, which was over the shoulders, than the purple ones, which was around the sleeve cuff . These unique shoulder stripes on the white jerseys did not appear until 1969, the year they went to their first Super Bowl . There have also been minor changes to the uniform design throughout the years, such as changing the color of the facemask from gray to white (1980), and then to purple (1985); and adding the Norseman logo to the sleeves (1996). The Vikings continued to wear black shoes until Les Steckel became head coach in 1984 . In 2006, the team returned to black shoes for first time since the 1983 season . </P> <P> The Vikings tweaked their Norseman logo, which involved updating the shading, altering the shape and base of the horns, thickening the mustache and face, making the gold tones brighter, and shortening the braid . The new logo was unveiled on February 14, 2013 . On March 28, the team reported that new uniforms will be unveiled on April 25 . </P>

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