He is widely regarded as the first great dual-threat quarterback in the NFL. [1][2][3] 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.

2004年8月9日 · Tarkenton was an All-SEC sophomore team selection in 1958 and was an integral player in the Georgia Bulldogs’ SEC championship in 1959. His potent offensive unit that year drew the nicknames “Tarkenton’s Raiders” and “Tarkenton’s Music Makers.”

2017年10月13日 · Georgia QB Fran Tarkenton was a legendary player who almost got away from the Bulldogs back in the 1950s before his Pro Football Hall of Fame career.

2022年4月4日 · Locals told Tarkenton he should attend Georgia Tech so he didn’t have to sit for long and he would also be with a winning program. However, at the suggestion of his Little League coach, Tarkenton chose to become a Bulldog. A Bold Move. Arriving on the Georgia campus in 1957, Tarkenton wanted to make a name for himself.

When he was leading the University of Georgia Bulldogs to an Orange Bowl victory in 1959, he was also the number one salesman in the state for the Franklin Life Insurance Company. While he was reinventing the quarterback position as the first “scrambler” with the Minnesota Vikings, he spent his offseasons as a salesperson for a regional ...

As a quarterback, he led Athens High School to the Georgia state championship, the University of Georgia to the Southeastern Conference title, and the Minnesota Vikings to three Super Bowls. He is the son of Dallas Tarkenton, a Pentecostal minister, and is named after Francis Asbury, a famous Methodist bishop.

Tarkenton played for Georgia from 1958-60. He threw for 2,100 yards, 18 TDs and 20 INTs and completed 186 passes on 317 attempts during his college career. He led the Bulldogs to an Orange Bowl victory in 1960.

In 1959, his sophomore year and first year on the varsity team, Georgia won its first Southeastern Conference championship since 1948 with Tarkenton, at six feet and 185 pounds, calling the signals in an 8–1 season capped by a 14–0 win over the University of …

2018年5月8日 · Perhaps his finest moment came in 1959 when his Bulldogs, led by All-Americans Tarkenton and Pat Dye, won the Southeastern Conference championship. Butts left the University of Georgia in 1963, not long after a scandal erupted over a story in the Saturday Evening Post charging that he had colluded with legendary University of Alabama football ...

As a quarterback, he led Athens High School to the Georgia state championship, the University of Georgia to the Southeastern Conference title, and the Minnesota Vikings to three Super Bowls. He is the son of Dallas Tarkenton, a Pentecostal minister, and is named after Francis Asbury, a famous Methodist bishop.