Tarkenton played 18 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings from 1961 to '78. He owned NFL records in career passing yards (47,003), completions (3,686) and passing touchdowns (342) at the time of his ...

Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton, who played five seasons for the Giants from 1967 through 1971, was recently listed by CBS Sports as one of their top 30 players to never win the big game.

It definitely won’t sit well with Tarkenton if Favre can do in one season what Fran couldn’t in 13. That said, Tarkenton realizes that Brett is playing at a very high level. “I’m just amazed,” ...

Pro Football Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton can recount the exact moment when his future was a blank slate that needed paint, and fast. He was a college backup quarterback at the University of ...

Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton, who was a bit of a handful early in his own career, has been speaking out lately regarding a couple of quarterbacks who play in the division where he was a ...

In an interview with 790 The Zone in Atlanta, Vikings Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton sounded off his opinion on quarterback Brett Favre and his lack of decision on whether or not he ...

NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton won 124 games during his 18 seasons with the Vikings and Giants. As a senior at the University of Georgia in 1960, he led the Bulldogs to an Orange Bowl ...

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Tarkenton was lost The expansion Vikings reported to training camp at Bemidji State University on July 7, 1961. A seven-week grind would include five exhibition games, the first four on the road.

If Kirk Cousins needs advice on scrambling, Fran Tarkenton is just a phone call away. The Vikings’ quarterback spoke Friday about his 10-yard run for a first down that kept a first-quarter drive ...

Not only has Fran Tarkenton taken on the great Brett Favre, by calling the Vikings interest in him “despicable”, but he’s now moved onto ESPN analysts. After his comments on Tuesday ...

Tarkenton is an interesting guy to comment on Johnny Football – for a variety of reasons, his name is often mentioned alongside Manziel’s because of size and their penchant to ru n. They both ...