Minnesota Vikings: Top 30 draft picks in franchise history
By Dan Zinski
21. Ed Sharockman
Chris Doleman wasn’t the only good Vikings defensive player who came out of Pitt.
Cornerback Ed Sharockman played his college ball for the Panthers before being taken 57th overall by the Vikings in the 1961 draft.
In a career that spanned 12 years, from the Vikings’ inaugural season of 1961 all the way into the Bud Grant era, Sharockman recorded 40 interceptions and 9 fumble recoveries.
That’s the kind of ballhawking that happens when you have players like Alan Page and Jim Marshall chasing the quarterback.