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Fran Tarkenton

Awards And Accomplishments



1955 Led Athens High School football team to Georgia state championship
1959 Led University of Georgia Bulldogs to 10-1 record and SEC championship
1960 Earned AP All-American honors
1961 Threw for four touchdowns in first professional game for Vikings
1964 First of 9 Pro Bowl selections
1974 Led Vikings to Super Bowl VIII, where they lost to Miami Dolphins
1975 Led Vikings to Super Bowl IX, where they lost to Pittsburgh Steelers
1977 Led Vikings to Super Bowl XI, where they lost to Oakland Raiders
1978 All-NFC selection
1986 Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 2

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