Ed Marinaro

Minnesota Vikings 50th pick

RB · Cornell · 1972

Draft Details

Year

1972

Round

Round 2

Pick

50th overall

Team

Minnesota Vikings

Position

College

Cornell

Ed Marinaro Career Stats

Maxwell Award (1971)
SN Player of the Year (1971)
Unanimous All-America (1971)
First-team All-America (1970)
Third-team All-America (1969)
3× First-team All-East (1969, 1970, 1971)

Career Totals

Rushing attempts	Rushing yards	Rushing touchdowns	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving touchdowns
383	1,319	6	146	1,176	7

Career History

Minnesota Vikings (1972–1975)
New York Jets (1976)
Seattle Seahawks (1977)

Born: New York City, New York, U.S. · Height: 6-2

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Ed Marinaro is a former running back out of Cornell, selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 50th overall pick (round 2) in the 1972 NFL Draft. His pro career included stints with the Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks.

More from the 1972 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	BUF	Walt Patulski	DE	Notre Dame
1	2	CIN	Sherman White	DE	California
1	3	CHI	Lionel Antoine	OT	Southern Illinois
1	4	ARI	Ahmad Rashad	WR	Oregon
1	5	DEN	Riley Odoms	TE	Houston
1	6	TEN	Greg Sampson	DE	Stanford
1	7	GB	Willie Buchanon	DB	San Diego State
1	8	NO	Royce Smith	OG	Georgia
1	9	NYJ	Jerome Barkum	TE	Jackson State
1	10	MIN	Jeff Siemon	LB	Stanford

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