Fran Tarkenton

Francis Asbury Tarkenton, nicknamed "the Scrambler", is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he was recognized as a twice first-team All-SEC, and was selected by the Vikings in the third round of the 1961 NFL draft. After retiring from football, he became a media personality and computer software executive.

3 February 1940

Born on the same birth day (3 February): Arne Beurling • Carl Theodor Dreyer • Caroline von Wolzogen • Dory Funk Jr. • Elizabeth Holmes • Eugenijus Riabovas • František Kučera • Greg Mankiw • Grigory Petrovsky • Jim Thorpe (golfer) • Tony Gaze • Óscar Córdoba

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