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Jim Bruton For More Information Call: 651-735-2080
----OR---- maybe you would rather become entertained and engrossed in your passions for your beloved Minnesota Vikings Football Team, as you step to the inside of the organization, and learn about 46 years of football in purple, from author Jim Bruton, as he writes about A TRADITION OF PURPLE: An Inside Look at the Minnesota Vikings. LIFE INSIDE THE BIG HOUSE….OR….Minnesota Vikings Football (from former prison warden and author, Jim Bruton) Jim Bruton is an accomplished speaker and author. He has a Bachelors Degree from the University of Minnesota and a Masters Degree from the University of St. Thomas. He was the warden of Minnesota’s maximum security prison at Oak Park Heights before retirement, and spent 35 years in the field of corrections. Jim is the author of THE BIG HOUSE: Life Inside a Supermax Security Prison by Voyageur Press, and A TRADITION OF PURPLE: An inside Look at the Minnesota Vikings by Sports Publishing. Bruton’s professional football career was short lived with the Vikings and the Dallas Cowboys, however his memorable and stimulating look at 46 years of Viking football captures the heart and soul of the organization, in a heartwarming and inspirational look at the beloved Purple. Whether your curiosity lies with the perils of the criminal mind, within the depths of a maximum security prison, or with an allegiance toward professional football, Jim’s speaking style is an entertaining, audience engaging approach that provides wit, humor, and great anecdotal stories and memories. You “walk with the warden” through the stark corridors and maximum security cell blocks, coming face to face with the realities of the most violent and dangerous prisoners, as the “warden tells all”………or you can travel with Jim through the past 46 years of Viking glory and truly delight in the great coaches, players, and leaders that have made the organization a regional icon for Viking faithful. You will recall the great memories from the past and hear accounts never told before, as A TRADITION OF PURPLE brings you closer than ever to the enormity, passion and grandeur of the Minnesota Vikings. Jim’s speaking bond and interaction with his audience is extraordinary, and leaves listeners wanting more stories, anecdotes, and a thirst for more enjoyment, humor and entertainment. Perhaps the very best of all accolades and compliments bestowed from an audience is the desire to have a speaker return for another engagement. Jim’s speaking history is full of these gratifying requests of “we want you back” to be part of our program again! Areas of Expertise: Athletics/Sports Fee Range: Keynote fee : $2000. “A TRADITION OF PURPLE: AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS” Take a tour and make some stops along the way as you relish your passions in 46 years of Viking football. Learn about the great coaches, players and leaders of the Purple, in a heartwarming and truly inspirational look at a regional icon, presented by author Jim Bruton, who was twice signed and cut by the Vikings and once by the Dallas Cowboys. Learn and treasure the greats of the past and the stories never before told as the anecdotes, humor and passions of Viking football fill the room. From Norm Van Brocklin to Bud Grant and the Wilf’s, Fran Tarkenton, Bill Brown, Carl Eller and Mick Tingelhoff. There’re all there as the love of the Purple consumes the listeners! “ WALK WITH THE WARDEN AS THE WARDEN TELLS ALL: LIFE INSIDE A SUPERMAX PRISON!!” Take a walk with the former warden of one of the most secure prisons in the world behind the razor ribbon and into the cell blocks of a supermax high security prison. Get a first hand insiders look at the grim and sinister realities of prison, from the inside! Listen carefully as the former warden takes you through the stark corridors and brings you face to face with murderers, robbers, rapists and thieves: child molesters, predators, drug smugglers, and gang members, all part of this neighborhood. You will hear stories and chilling and gruesome anecdotes about the convicts, and those who live behind the walls, in a first hand presentation from Jim Bruton, who spent his career dealing daily with criminals, for over three decades. Testimonials: “I find Jim Bruton to be a knowledgeable and credible speaker. His audiences are entertained by his style and delivery. He has first hand experience as an athlete with pro aspirations. In addition, he has done extensive research for his popular book on the Minnesota Vikings, A TRADITION OF PURPLE, interviewing numerous players and coaches. He has a real grasp of his topic and presents it with passion and humor. “Jim Bruton is a gifted public speaker. He holds the listeners interest with provocative anecdotes, stories and humor. His blend of knowledge and fact sprinkled with some self deprecating humor provides the audience with interesting perspectives and an education while being entertained.” “Jim Bruton has been a speaker for our group on at least three different occasions and each time on different subjects. He holds the audience’s attention with humorous anecdotes and historical facts and events. He speaks about his personal experiences and is most informative and interesting. "Jim Bruton continues to be one of the most motivated, knowledgeable and interesting speakers that I have ever met. Jim always has a mastery of his subject and develops interesting human stories into his presentations. His display of humor, wit and drama, keeps audiences eager to hear more and more! His gift as a storyteller is to be enjoyed and admired."
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