Alan Page

Alan Page
Page in 2020
Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
In office
January 4, 1993  August 31, 2015
Preceded byLawrence R. Yetka
Succeeded byNatalie Hudson
Personal details
Born
Alan Cedric Page

(1945-08-07) August 7, 1945
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Spouse
Diane Sims Page
(m. 1973; died 2018)
Children4
EducationUniversity of Notre Dame (BA)
University of Minnesota (JD)
Profession
  • Attorney
  • Judge
Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom (2018)

American football career
Page in 1969
No. 88, 82
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Central Catholic
(Canton, Ohio)
College:Notre Dame (1964–1966)
NFL draft:1967: 1st round, 15th pick
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL record
  • Most safeties in a season: 2 (tied)
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:148.5
Safeties:3
Interceptions:2
Interception yards:42
Fumble recoveries:23
Touchdowns:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Alan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945) is an American former Minnesota Supreme Court judge and professional football player for the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. He was the NFL's MVP in 1971. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018.

Playing college football at the University of Notre Dame, Page gained national recognition as a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) during 15 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. Following his retirement, he then embarked on a legal career. Page earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Notre Dame in 1967 and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1978. Page served as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1993 until he reached the court's mandatory retirement age of 70 in 2015.

Page was the first defensive player in NFL history to win the MVP Award and only Lawrence Taylor has done it since. He is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame (1993) and the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1988), and is considered one of the greatest defensive linemen ever to play the game.

In 2018, President Donald Trump awarded Page the Presidential Medal of Freedom.