Fran Tarkenton

Former Professional Football Player, Television Personality & Computer Software Executive

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Fran Tarkenton Biography

Francis Asbury Tarkenton is a former National Football League (NFL) quarterback, television personality, and computer software executive. He played in the NFL for 18 seasons and spent the majority of his career with the Minnesota Vikings.

Tarkenton's tenure with the Vikings spanned 14 non-consecutive seasons, playing with the team for six seasons from 1961 to 1966, and then for seven seasons from 1972 to 1978. In between his years in Minnesota, Tarkenton was a member of the New York Giants for five seasons. At the time of his retirement, Tarkenton owned every major quarterback record. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.

In addition to his football career, Tarkenton served as a commentator on Monday Night Football and a co-host of That's Incredible!. He also founded Tarkenton Software, a computer-program generator company, and he toured the U.S. promoting CASE (computer-aided software engineering) with Albert F. Case Jr. of Nastec Corporation. Tarkenton Software later merged with KnowledgeWare (with Tarkenton as president), until selling the company to Sterling Software in 1994.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/17/2024.

Fran Tarkenton Videos

  • Fran Tarkenton - Never Get Caught on the Bench - YouTube
    http://www.gosmallbiz.com/blog - Excerpt of Fran Tarkenton's keynote speech from the 2014 DECA ICDC in Atlanta, GA. See the full speech ...
  • Fran Tarkenton - Keynote Address at DECA International Career ...
    Fran's keynote address at the #DECAICDC - NEVER get caught on the bench.
  • Fran Tarkenton's First Game at UGA - YouTube

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Fran Tarkenton is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Fran Tarkenton for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Fran Tarkenton generally travels from GA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Danny Wuerffel, Dan Fouts, Ernie Johnson, Jr., Dabo Swinney and Herman "Herm" Edwards. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Fran Tarkenton for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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