Fran Tarkenton
[edit] Biography
Fran Tarkenton (Francis Asbury Tarkenton) was born on February 3, 1940 in Richmond, Virginia. After going to high school at Athens (GA), Tarkenton attended the University of Georgia. Tarkenton made his professional debut in the NFL in 1961 with the Minnesota Vikings. He played for the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants over the course of his 18 year career.
Most people believe that 1967 was Fran Tarkenton's best year, as he threw for 3088 yards, tossed 29 TDs and put up a 85.9 passer rating.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1961
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 280
| 157
| 56.1
| 1997
| 7.13
| 18
| 17
| 44
| 416
| 74.7
|
| 1962
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 329
| 163
| 49.5
| 2595
| 7.89
| 22
| 25
| 45
| 450
| 66.9
|
| 1963
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 297
| 170
| 57.2
| 2311
| 7.78
| 15
| 15
| 42
| 448
| 78
|
| 1964
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 306
| 171
| 55.9
| 2506
| 8.19
| 22
| 11
| 46
| 446
| 91.8
|
| 1965
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 329
| 171
| 52
| 2609
| 7.93
| 19
| 11
| 28
| 250
| 83.8
|
| 1966
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 358
| 192
| 53.6
| 2561
| 7.15
| 17
| 16
| 37
| 322
| 73.8
|
| 1967
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 377
| 204
| 54.1
| 3088
| 8.19
| 29
| 19
| 29
| 283
| 85.9
|
| 1968
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 337
| 182
| 54
| 2555
| 7.58
| 21
| 12
| 27
| 255
| 84.6
|
| 1969
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 409
| 220
| 53.8
| 2918
| 7.13
| 23
| 8
| 36
| 289
| 87.2
|
| 1970
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 389
| 219
| 56.3
| 2777
| 7.14
| 19
| 12
| 36
| 249
| 82.2
|
| 1971
| NYG
| NFL
| 13
| 386
| 226
| 58.5
| 2567
| 6.65
| 11
| 21
| 27
| 232
| 65.4
|
| 1972
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 378
| 215
| 56.9
| 2651
| 7.01
| 18
| 13
| 26
| 203
| 80.2
|
| 1973
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 274
| 169
| 61.7
| 2113
| 7.71
| 15
| 7
| 31
| 270
| 93.2
|
| 1974
| MIN
| NFL
| 13
| 351
| 199
| 56.7
| 2598
| 7.4
| 17
| 12
| 17
| 142
| 82.1
|
| 1975
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 425
| 273
| 64.2
| 2994
| 7.04
| 25
| 13
| 27
| 245
| 91.8
|
| 1976
| MIN
| NFL
| 13
| 412
| 255
| 61.9
| 2961
| 7.19
| 17
| 8
| 25
| 221
| 89.3
|
| 1977
| MIN
| NFL
| 9
| 258
| 155
| 60.1
| 1734
| 6.72
| 9
| 14
| 22
| 232
| 69.2
|
| 1978
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 572
| 345
| 60.3
| 3468
| 6.06
| 25
| 32
| 27
| 254
| 68.9
|
| 18 year NFL career
| 246
| 6467
| 3686
| 57
| 47003
| 7.27
| 342
| 266
| 572
| 5207
| 80.4
|
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1961
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 56
| 308
| 5.5
| 5
| 52t
|
| 1962
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 41
| 361
| 8.8
| 2
| 31
|
| 1963
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 28
| 162
| 5.8
| 1
| 24
|
| 1964
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 50
| 330
| 6.6
| 2
| 31
|
| 1965
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 56
| 356
| 6.4
| 1
| 36
|
| 1966
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 62
| 376
| 6.1
| 4
| 28
|
| 1967
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 44
| 306
| 7
| 2
| 22
|
| 1968
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 57
| 301
| 5.3
| 3
| 22t
|
| 1969
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 37
| 172
| 4.6
| 0
| 21
|
| 1970
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 43
| 236
| 5.5
| 2
| 20
|
| 1971
| NYG
| NFL
| 13
| 30
| 111
| 3.7
| 3
| 16
|
| 1972
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 27
| 180
| 6.7
| 0
| 21
|
| 1973
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 41
| 202
| 4.9
| 1
| 16
|
| 1974
| MIN
| NFL
| 13
| 21
| 120
| 5.7
| 2
| 15
|
| 1975
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 16
| 108
| 6.8
| 2
| 21t
|
| 1976
| MIN
| NFL
| 13
| 27
| 45
| 1.7
| 1
| 20
|
| 1977
| MIN
| NFL
| 9
| 15
| 6
| 0.4
| 0
| 8
|
| 1978
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 24
| -6
| -0.3
| 1
| 15
|
| 18 year NFL career
| 246
| 675
| 3674
| 5.4
| 32
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1961
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| NYG
| NFL
| 13
| 4
| 4
| 0
| -4
| 0
|
| 1972
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| MIN
| NFL
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| MIN
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 0
| -3
| 0
|
| 1976
| MIN
| NFL
| 13
| 4
| 2
| 0
| -9
| 0
|
| 1977
| MIN
| NFL
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 0
| -14
| 0
|
| 1978
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 7
| 7
| 0
| -7
| 0
|
| 18 year NFL career
| 246
| 84
| 43
| 0
| -37
| 0
|
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- Won the Pro Bowl MVP in 1964
- Won the AP NFL MVP in 1975
- Won the AP Offensive Player of the Year in 1975
- Won the Bert Bell MVP Trophy (Maxwell Club) in 1975
- Won the UPI NFC Player of the Year in 1975
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