Chris Doleman to be inducted into Vikings Ring of Honor on October 23

Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Chris Doleman will receive the highest honor the team can bestow upon an individual when he is inducted as the 19th member of the Vikings Ring of Honor on Sunday, October 23 at halftime of the Vikings-Packers game at Mall of America Field.

One of the most feared defensive players of his era, Doleman ended his 15-year NFL career with 150.5 sacks, the 4th-most in NFL history, and 8 interceptions. He ranks 7th in NFL history with 24 career defensive fumble recoveries. Doleman led the NFL in 1989 with 21.0 sacks and earned a spot on the 1990’s NFL Team of the Decade. His prolific ‘89 season helped the Vikings post 71.0 sacks as a team, the 2nd-most in NFL history. He played on Vikings defenses that ranked No. 1 in the NFL in 1988, ’89 and ’93.

Doleman was a 1st-Team Associated Press All-Pro in 1989 and ’92, a 2nd-Team honoree in 1987 and ’93 and went to six Pro Bowls as a Viking (1987, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’92, ’93). Doleman went on to play for Atlanta (1994-95) and San Francisco (1996-98), earning a Pro Bowl berth with each team, before coming out of retirement to play his final season in 1999 with the Vikings. Always part of a winner, Doleman only endured three losing campaigns in his 15 seasons and helped his clubs to make playoff berths 10 times. The No. 4 overall draft pick in 1985, Doleman is fifth in Vikings history with 96.5 sacks and has been a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist in 2010 and 2011.

Courtesy: Jeff Anderson/Minnesota Vikings