Fran Tarkenton Minnesota Vikings H.O.F. Autographed 8x10 Color Photo W/COA

Fran Tarkenton Minnesota Vikings H.O.F. Autographed 8x10 Color Photo W/COA (image 3/[null, null, null, null])

Fran Tarkenton Minnesota Vikings H.O.F. Autographed 8x10 Color Photo W/COA (image 4/[null, null, null, null])

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Francis Asbury "Fran" Tarkenton (born February 3, 1940) is a former NFL quarterback, Tarkenton played for the Vikings from 1961 to 1966 , he was given the nicknames "The Mad Scrambler," "Frantic Fran," and "Scramblin' Fran" because he frequently ran around in the backfield to avoid being sacked by the opposition (among his other nicknames: "Sir Francis," used occasionally by Howard Cosell of ABC Sports ).Tarkenton was traded to the New York Giants in 1967 , at which time he moved to the New York City suburb of New Rochelle, New York . [4] His efforts helped the Giants rally from the NFL's basement (a 1-12-1 record in 1966) to better times. In the first game of the 1969 season, Tarkenton's Giants played the Vikings. After trailing 23-10 in the fourth quarter, Tarkenton threw two touchdown passes to secure a 24-23 comeback victory over his former team. [5] The 24 points allowed by Minnesota's defense would be a season-worst for the unit that would finish #1 in dominant fashion, making it to the Super Bowl . [6]Tarkenton was traded back to Minnesota in 1972 , for three players plus a first and second round draft choice. [7] He led the Vikings to three Super Bowls in the 1970s, but lost all of them. In Tarkenton's first Super Bowl appearance they lost to the Miami Dolphins 24-7 in Houston , they lost the second to the Pittsburgh Steelers in a defensive struggle 16-6 in New Orleans , and in the last Super Bowl Tarkenton would ever play (and Minnesota's last Super Bowl to date), the Vikings lost to the Oakland Raiders 32-14 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena .Tarkenton won the NFL's MVP award after the 1975 season, capturing All-Pro honors in the process. Tarkenton was also second Team All-Pro in 1973 and earned All-NFC selection in 1972 and 1976. He was named second Team All-NFC in 1970 and 1974. Tarkenton was selected to play in nine Pro Bowls .In his 18 NFL seasons, Tarkenton completed 3,686 of 6,467 passes for 47,003 yards and 342 touchdowns, with 266 interceptions. Tarkenton's 47,003 career passing yards rank him 8th all time, while his 342 career passing touchdowns is 6th all time in NFL history. [8] He also is 6th on the all-time list of wins by a starting quarterback with 124 regular season victories. He also used his impressive scrambling ability to rack up 3,674 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns on 675 carries. During his career, Tarkenton ran for a touchdown in 15 different seasons, an NFL record among quarterbacks. He ranks fourth in career rushing yards among quarterbacks, behind Randall Cunningham , Steve Young and Michael Vick . He is also one of two NFL quarterbacks ever to rush for at least 300 yards in seven different seasons; the other is Tobin Rote . Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986. Vikings head coach Bud Grant flatly called Tarkenton "the greatest quarterback who's ever played." When he retired, Tarkenton held NFL career records in pass attempts, completions, yardage, and touchdowns; rushing yards by a quarterback; and wins by a starting quarterback.D espite not winning a Super Bowl, he won six playoff games, and in 1999 he was ranked number 59 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. Tarkenton was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1977, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986, the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987, and the Athens (GA) Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.Fran signed this photo at a private signing at his office is Atlanta, Georgia in October, 2015. The signed photo comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Triple Crown Sports Collectibles and is mailed to you in a hard plastic top-loader. Thanks for looking and checking out my other items for sale on Ebay. PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY FRAN'S OFFICE THAT FRAN'S HAS RAISED HIS SIGNING FEES TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL NOT BE FEASIBLE FOR ME TO HAVE ANY FUTURE SIGNINGS WITH FRAN. I WILL BE SELLING OFF ALL MY AVAILABLE SIGNED FRAN TARKENTON INVENTORY. THANKS FOR LOOKING! read more

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