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Player selections

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Round one

City Minneapolis, Minnesota Other nicknames The Vikes, The Purple People Eaters Team colors Purple, Gold, and White Head Coach Brad Childress Owner Zygi Wilf General manager Rob Brzezinski Fight song Skol, Vikings Mascot Viktor the Viking League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1961–present) Western Conference (1961-1969) Central Division... Anthony Ronald Ron Yary (born July 16, 1946) in Chicago, IL, and was a former professional American football player and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ... City Cincinnati, Ohio Team colors Black, Orange and White Head Coach Marvin Lewis Owner Mike Brown Mascot Who Dey League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1968-1969) Western Division (1968-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC Central (1970-2001) AFC North (2002-present) Team... Robert Douglas Johnson (born September 18, 1946 in Cleveland, Tennessee) is a former American football center who played twelve seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals first in the American Football League, and then in the National Football League. ... Center (C) is a position in American football. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. ... 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Hall of Famers

• Larry Csonka, Running Back, Syracuse -- Taken in the 1st Round, 8th overall, by the AFL's, Miami Dolphins. Inducted in 1987.
• Art Shell, Offensive Tackle, Maryland-Eastern Shore -- Taken in the 3rd Round by the AFL's Oakland Raiders. Inducted in 1989.
• Elvin Bethea, Offensive Tackle, North Carolina A&T -- Taken in the 3rd Round by the AFL's Houston Oilers. Inducted in 2003
• Charlie Sanders, Tight End, Minnesota -- Taken in the 3rd Round by the Detroit Lions. Inducted in 2007.

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Other Notable Players Selected

• Gary Beban, Quarterback - NFL Los Angeles Rams, 2nd Round, UCLA
• Curley Culp, Defensive End - AFL Denver Broncos, 2nd Round, Arizona State
• Mike Livingston, Quarterback - AFL Kansas City Chiefs, 2nd Round, Southern Methodist
• Ken Stabler, Quarterback - AFL Oakland Raiders, 2nd Round, Alabama
• Jim Kiick, Running Back - AFL Miami Dolphins, 5th Round, Wyoming
• Bob Trumpy, Tight End - AFL Cincinnati Bengals, 12th Round, Utah
• Harold Jackson, Flanker - NFL Los Angeles Rams, 12th Round, Jackson State
• Marlin Briscoe, Quarterback - AFL Denver Broncos, 14th Round, Nebraska-Omaha
• Rocky Bleier, Running Back - NFL Pittsburgh Steelers, 16th Round, Notre Dame
• Bob Lee, Quarterback - NFL Minnesota Vikings, 17th Round, Pacific

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External links

• 1968 NFL draft