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Fran Tarkenton
American football player (born 1940)
For the episode of Weeds named after this person, see Weeds (season 6).
American football player
Tarkenton in 2010 | |
| Position: | Quarterback |
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| Born: | (1940-02-03) February 3, 1940 (age 85) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| High school: | Athens (Athens, Georgia) |
| College: | Georgia (1958–1960) |
| NFL draft: | 1961 / round: 3 / pick: 29 |
| AFL draft: | 1961 / round: 5 / pick: 35 |
Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
College Football Hall of Fame | |
Francis Asbury Tarkenton (born February 3, 1940), nicknamed "the Scrambler", is an American former professional footballquarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He is widely regarded as the first great dual-threat quarterback in the NFL.[1][2][3] He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he was recognized as a twice f
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Founder & CEO
Fran Tarkenton
As one of the NFL’s all-time great competitors, Fran Tarkenton knows better than most what it takes to succeed in a competitive arena. He is an NFL and College Football Hall of Famer. As quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings, Fran took his team to the 1973, 1974 and 1976 Super Bowls. He set all-time NFL passing records for touchdowns, yards gained passing and completions, which stood for 17 years.
Fran is a hands-on entrepreneur. Since starting in the insurance business with Franklin Life in 1959, Fran has kept his hands in the soil, launching 20 successful companies over the last 30 years, the largest reaching revenues of $142 million.
Since founding Tarkenton Financial in 2003, Fran has been an advocate for sound retirement strategies for boomers and retirees across the country. As CEO, Fran leads the way in casting the vision atmosphere that drives Tarkenton Financial and its financial professionals. Fran is a contributor to the Wall Street Journal and a popular author and media personality. His latest book is The Power of Failure: Succeeding 1940- American football player Few professional football players have burst upon the scene as spectacularly as Fran Tarkenton. In his very first pro game, Tarkenton came off the bench to toss four touchdown passes, leading his Minnesota Vikings team to a decisive 37-13 victory over the Chicago Bears. After eighteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL), Tarkenton left professional football with league records for passing attempts (6,467), completions (3,686), yards (47,003), and touchdowns (342). Tarkenton, who former Vikings coach Bud Grant once called "the greatest quarterback to ever play the game," was perhaps best known for his elusive scrambling ability. Inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1986, Tarkenton topped the 1,000-yard passing mark in each of his eighteen seasons with the Vikings. If Tarkenton left the game Fran Tarkenton with any regrets at all, it may well have been his failure to win a Super Bowl during his career. He led the Vikings to the Super Bowl in 1974, 1975, and 1977 but lost all three championship
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