There will never be another quarterback like Fran Tarkenton. One of the most elusive quarterbacks in NFL history, Tarkenton was also an incredibly accurate passer who parlayed his unique talent ...

When the man inside heard the knock, he blurted, “Come on in!” Advertisement Fran Tarkenton’s glasses pressed up against the tip of his nose. He slouched in a chair, holding an iPad.

The seed for what Fran Tarkenton likes to call the greatest upset in NFL history was planted three weeks earlier when upstart Vikings coach Norm Van Brocklin, fresh off the playing field as league ...

Tarkenton was a fearless player ... “Rollout is a better word. In Fran’s case, the rollout is a quality. He knows when to come out of that pocket, and he doesn’t come out without a reason.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton is one of the greatest players to play the quarterback position in the NFL. He dominated the 1960s and 70s and helped the Minnesota Vikings and New York ...

Fran Tarkenton laughed about Marcus Mariota tying his longstanding record of four touchdown passes in an NFL debut, recalling the expansion Minnesota Vikings’ inaugural game, a 37-13 victory ...

Twin Cities icon Fran Tarkenton earned the honor just weeks after his Vikings, 12-2 during the regular season, lost in the waning seconds to the Cowboys on the Roger Staubach-to-Drew Pearson ...

And while the Vikings won that first contest, they finished 3-11 that year. Quarterback Fran Tarkenton, who was a rookie and didn't start against the Bears, remembers every detail of the game.

Tarkenton's NFL debut foreshadowed a Hall of Fame career -- he came off the bench, threw four touchdowns and scored one on the ground in a comeback win over the Chicago Bears. While the Vikings ...

Francis Asbury “Fran” Tarkenton is one of the greatest professional football quarterbacks of all time. A Hall of Famer who went to nine Pro Bowls and three Super Bowls during his 18-year ...

As the first post-merger NFL trading card set, the 1970 Topps Football set holds a special place in hobby history, not only because the set showcases some of the biggest names in the game, but ...