Vikings Drafts 1977-79

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Players listed in bold made the roster.

1977 (Drafted 27th) May 3-4, 1977
1	Tommy Kramer	QB	Rice
2	Dennis Swilley	G	Texas A&M
3	Tom Hannon	S	Michigan State
4	No Choice, Choice traded Seattle as a part Ahmad Rashad trade
5	Ken Moore	TE	Northern Illinois
6	No Choice, Choice traded to New England for Doug Dumler
7	No Choice, Choice traded to Cincinnati for Orlando Nelson
8	Clint Strozier	S	USC
9	Scott Studwell	LB	Illinois
10	Dan Beaver	K	Illinois
11	Keith Hertwig	WR	Arizona
12	Jim Kelleher	RB	Colorado

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1978 (Drafted Alternately 21st, 20th, 24th, 23rd and 22nd) May 2-3, 1978
1	Randy Holloway	DE	Pittsburgh
2	John Turner	CB	Miami
3	Whip Walton	LB	San Diego State
4	Jim Hough	C	Utah State
5	No Choice, Choice traded to the NY Giants for Bob Tucker
6	No Choice, Choice traded to San Fransisco for Nate Allen
7	No Choice, Choice traded to Philedelphia for Bill Bradley
8	(A) Mike Woods K SE Missouri Choice from Seattle for Amos Beamon
8	(B) No Choice, traded to NY Jets for Phil Wise in 1977
9	Mike Deutsch	P	Colorado State
10	Hughie Shaw	RB	Texas A&I
11	Ron Harris	RB	Colorado State
12	Jeff Morrow	T	Minnesota

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1979 (Drafted Alternately 16th and 17th) May 3-4, 1979
1	Ted Brown	RB	North Carolina
2	Dave Huffman	C	Notre Dame
3	Forfeited
4	Steve Dils	QB	Stanford
5	Jerry Meter	LB	Michigan
6	Joe Senser	TE	West Chester State
7	Bob Winkel	DT	Kentucky
8	No Choice, Choice traded to Baltimore for Frank Myers
9	Billy Diggs	WR	Winston-Salem
10	No Choice, Choice traded to NY Jets for Phil Wise
11	Brian Nelson	WR	Texas Tech
12	David Stephens	LB	Kentucky

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