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Tarkenton

American  
[tahr-kuhn-tuhn] / ˈtɑr kən tən /

noun

  1. Francis Asbury Fran, born 1940, U.S. football player.


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“Faith had a place in every locker room I was in,” Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton said in 2012.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“I love Fran,” Rams defensive end Fred Dryer said once of Tarkenton, his former New York Giants teammate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025

Win or lose, Tarkenton had made a pregame commitment to “Saturday Night Live,” NBC’s edgy, late-night comedy show that debuted a year earlier and turns 50 on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024

He joined Peyton Manning, Carson Palmer, Fran Tarkenton and Kurt Warner as the only quarterbacks to throw at least 100 TD passes for multiple teams.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2022

Tarkenton threw three straight incomplete passes and it looked like Minnesota would have to surrender the ball on the punt.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2022

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