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Vikings legend Jim Marshall died on Tuesday, at the age of 87. In a video posted earlier today, Hall of Fame quarterback Fran ...
Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall died Tuesday after a long hospitalization for an undisclosed illness. He ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...