Howell Pomeroy Skoglund (July 5, 1903 – November 5, 1977) was an American businessman who was the president of the North American Life and Casualty Company and a founding owner of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.
He graduated from St. Olaf College in 1925 and turned down the opportunity to work for his family’s lumber business to move to Minneapolis, where he found a job as a clerk for the C.J.
In 1947 the company joined Investors Diversified Services to provide term life insurance for people purchasing investment fund shares.
This arrangement lasted until 1957, when IDS started its own life insurance company.
[3] An avid sports fan, Skoglund owned 20% of the Minnesota Vikings and was the team's longtime chairman.