Word: tarkenton
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...members tend to be intolerant, even contemptuous, of nonmembers, no matter what their claims to greatness. Bobby Layne, the roistering old Lion, quarterbacked teams that won championships in the N.F.L. He belongs. So do Bart Starr, who won five, Johnny Unitas, Norm Van Brocklin and Joe Namath. Francis Asbury Tarkenton, 36, is not a member. Though he has won three conference championship games, Tarkenton...
...seasons since the rookie quarterback with the choirboy face took the snap from center in the Minnesota Vikings' first National Football League game, he has surpassed all others in passing yardage (41,798), touchdowns (308), completions (3,186). Along the way to achieving those records, Tarkenton put a new word-scramble-into the vocabulary of football and marked the game forever with his indelible style. This coming Sunday, he will try for the third time to join the lodge...
...whole game, though, is the legendary man in purple, Viking quarterback Fran Tarkenton. Tarkenton--who holds NFL records for total passing yardage(41,798), touchdowns(308) and completions(3186)--has 16 years of experience and should finally guide Minnesota to a national championship...
...Tarkenton consistently displays the ability to pick apart zone defenses and "thread the needle" with amazing completions in the face of crowding defenders...
Always known for his ability to produce under pressure, Tarkenton provides Minnesota with the ability to play good catch-up football when necessary...