Quarterback, Georgia, 1958–60
Fran Tarkenton
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Fran Tarkenton played quarterback at Georgia (1958–60). The Minnesota Vikings took Tarkenton in round 3, No. 29 overall in the 1961 NFL Draft. The Boston Patriots also took him in round 5, No. 35 overall in the 1961 AFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
At a glance
Honors
Team titles: SEC champions, 1959
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Before the draft
MVP of the 1961 Hula Bowl.
Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 9 (1964–65, 1967–70, 1974–76) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1975 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1973
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1975; AP second team 1973; Pro Football Writers first team 1975; Pro Football Writers second team 1973; NEA first team 1975; Pro Football Weekly first team 1975.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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