'Mom! That's Kevin O'Connell!': Kid freaks out seeing Vikings coach at Twins game

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Kevin O'Connell made an appearence at the Twins game on Saturday against the Giants, and a young Minnesota sports fan had an entirely reasonable reaction to seeing the Vikings' head coach.
“Mom that’s Kevin O’Connell!”
— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) May 11, 2025
The kids reactions to seeing #Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell at the Twins game yesterday 😭
🎥: ryguy147 via IG pic.twitter.com/gmTf4F8dPM
"Mom, that’s Kevin O’Connell!," the child screamed at his mother.
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