1977: Jim Kelleher, Vikings
Colorado’s Jim Kelleher was drafted by Minnesota. He was Kelleher was CU’s leading scorer in 1976 with 90 points and 15 touchdowns. He wound up as Mr. Irrelevant and wasn’t ready for celebrity status. “I hadn’t had an experience like that before,” Kelleher told the Denver Post in 2016. “The people who put it on couldn’t have been nicer. The whole time was a blast. I wasn’t embarrassed about being singled out as the last draft pick. Being drafted was a goal of mine and I achieved it.” He did not stick with the Vikings or the Philadelphia Eagles the next season.
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