1968 TOPPS FOOTBALL CARD #161 FRAN TARKENTON QUARTERBACK NY GIANTS HOF ALL-Pro

Description: 1968 TOPPS FOOTBALL CARD #161 FRAN TARKENTON QUARTERBACK NY GIANTS HOF ALL-Pro 1968 TOPPS FOOTBALL CARD #161 FRAN TARKENTON QUARTERBACK NY GIANTS NFL HOF ALL-PRO ------------------------- Additional Information from Internet Encyclopedia Francis Asbury Tarkenton (born February 3, 1940) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at the University of Georgia, 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. Tarkenton's tenure with the Vikings spanned thirteen non-consecutive seasons. He played for Minnesota six seasons from 1961 to 1966 when he was traded to the New York Giants for five seasons, and then traded back to Minnesota for his last seven seasons from 1972 to 1978. At the time of his retirement, Tarkenton owned many quarterback records. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987. In addition to his football career, Tarkenton served as a commentator on Monday Night Football and a co-host of That's Incredible!. He also founded Tarkenton Software, a computer-program generator company, and he toured the U.S. promoting CASE (computer-aided software engineering) with Albert F. Case Jr. of Nastec Corporation. Tarkenton Software later merged with KnowledgeWare (with Tarkenton as president), until selling the company to Sterling Software in 1994. Tarkenton was traded to the New York Giants in March 1967 for three draft picks (and a player to be named later), at which time he moved to the suburb of New Rochelle, New York. In the first game of the 1969 season, the Giants played the Vikings. After trailing 2310 in the fourth quarter, Tarkenton threw two touchdown passes to secure a 2423 comeback victory over his former team. The 24 points allowed by Minnesota's defense were a season-worst for the unit, one more point than the Vikings allowed in losing Super Bowl IV to the Kansas City Chiefs in January. Tarkenton enjoyed his best season with the Giants in 1970. They overcame an 03 start with nine wins in the next ten games and moved into position to win the NFC East division championship in week 14. However, New York was routed 313 by the Los Angeles Rams at Yankee Stadium to finish at 95, one game behind the division champion Dallas Cowboys and the wild card Detroit Lions. The 1970 season was the closest the Giants came to making the playoffs during a 17-year drought, from 1964 through 1980. FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager.Make your listings stand out with FREE Vendio custom templates! FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager. Over 100,000,000 served. Get FREE counters from Vendio today!

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