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.

NFL 100: At No. 95, Fran Tarkenton proved QBs could run long before Young, Vick and Lamar Zak Keefer July 11, 2021Updated July 17, 2023 104 ...

— Fran Tarkenton Peterson, 29, returned to the Vikings’ headquarters on Monday in Eden Prairie, Minn. He did not speak to reporters, but issued a statement vehemently denying he is a child abuser.

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 ...

Fran Tarkenton was one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game. What's more, he had a great post-football career. Remember "That's Incredible?" Can't we all just be happy?

Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton waited 35 years to catch a quarterback who provided such spot-on flashbacks to his improvisational playmaking. Then, along came Johnny Manziel. The former Texas A&M ...

Fran Tarkenton listened intently to "coach" John Belushi in January of 1977. Tarkenton guided the Minnesota Vikings to three Super Bowls the previous four years - all losses, but still - and now ...

NFL Great Fran Tarkenton shares how he replaced his gridiron success with business intuition and know-how, as well as the opportunities and trends in entrepreneurship for baby boomers looking to ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Fran Tarkenton, a Hall of Fame quarterback, rarely saw a pass he doubted he could complete or a topic he wouldn't tackle head-on.

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 ...