On December 30, 1973, during the NFC Championship game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings, the Vikings were ...

Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton was usually very calm on the football field, but he lost his cool on Oct. 27, 1974. After scoring a late touchdown against the Patriots, Tarkenton ...

Pro Football Hall of Famer and entrepreneur Fran Tarkenton can recount the exact moment when his future was a blank slate that needed paint, and fast. He was a college backup quarterback at the ...

Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton, who was a bit of a handful early in his own career, has been speaking out lately regarding a couple of quarterbacks who play in the division where he was a ...

In the weeks before Brett Favre emerged from retirement for a second time and signed with the Vikings, former Minnesota quarterback Fran Tarkenton made it clear that he opposes the move. “I think it’s ...

NFL Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton started buying up shares of Apple a decade ago — and he doesn't plan on selling them any time soon, he told Business Insider. "The Apple stock never gets sold," ...

Pro Football Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton has never shied away from a strong opinion, so it's not a surprise he thinks his skill set compares favorably to Patrick Mahomes among the current crop of ...

Some of the greatest players in NFL History never experienced the league's ultimate honor -- winning a Super Bowl. Dan Marino, Barry Sanders, Bruce Smith, Jim Kelly, Randy Moss, and Anthony Munoz are ...

Millions of Americans watched on Dec. 8, 1980 when Howard Cosell announced during a Monday Night Football game that John Lennon had been shot and killed in New York. And two former Vikings stars have ...

NFL Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton knows a few things about quarterbacks who can pass and run. He says former Alabama dual threat quarterback Jalen Hurts will be the “steal of the draft.” The NFL Draft ...

Welcome to the NFL 100, The Athletic’s endeavor to identify the 100 best players in football history. You can order the book version here. Every day until the ...