" I would say ' Good Luck, Francis ( Fran Tarkenton ), quipped Anderson, " Terry Bradshaw has just been super and I think he will win it.

But on third down and 3 to go, Hall intercepted a pass from Tarkenton and returned it 16 yards to the 46-yard line.

Two plays later, Tarkenton was sacked for a six-yard loss by defensive tackle Manny Fernandez on third down, forcing Minnesota to punt from their own 7-yard line.

Tarkenton quickly dove on the ball to prevent a Steeler touchdown, but he was downed by Dwight White for a safety, giving Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead.

The Vikings later threatened to score when Tarkenton led them on a 55-yard drive to the Steelers 20-yard line.

Quarterback Fran Tarkenton then threw 3 consecutive incomplete passes on their ensuing drive, forcing the Vikings to punt again.

Taking advantage of their second chance, the Vikings ended up with a 12-play, 68-yard drive and scored on an 8-yard pass from Tarkenton to receiver Sammy White to cut their deficit to 19 – 7.

This revised edition includes the following testimonial from W. Clement Stone on the inside front cover page: “ More men and women have been motivated to achieve success because of reading Think and Grow Rich than by any other book written by a living author .” In 1987, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton hosted a TV infomercial that sold the 1960 version with an audio cassette version of the book ( the audio cassettes contained an introduction and conclusion by Tarkenton and supplemental study guides ).

Hot on the heels of Excelerator were a rash of offerings from companies such as Knowledgeware ( James Martin, Fran Tarkenton and Don Addington ), Texas Instrument's IEF and Accenture's FOUNDATION toolset ( METHOD / 1, DESIGN / 1, INSTALL / 1, FCP ).

With the Vikings intimidating line leading their defense and their future Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton leading the offense, the Vikings went on to participate in Super Bowl's VIII, IX, and XI.

The tenure was highlighted by his contentious relationship with quarterback Fran Tarkenton, a feud that culminated with Van Brocklin's resignation on February 11, 1967.

Shortly after the game concluded, Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton was informed that his father, Dallas Tarkenton, had died of a heart attack during the third quarter while watching the game on television at his Savannah, Georgia, home.

On the Vikings next drive, Fred Dryer hit Fran Tarkenton on a sack, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Jack Youngblood at the Viking 11.

It was not lost on fans that players ( Craig Morton and Fran Tarkenton ) and coaches ( Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi ) who had once been in the Giants ' fold were now enjoying or had enjoyed great success elsewhere.

With the Line Judge stationed on the line of scrimmage opposite the Head Linesman, it made it easier for the officials to judge whether or not Tarkenton or any mobile quarterback crossed over the line before throwing the ball.

Mike Mercer made the Vikings ' first points on a 12 yard field goal, and Fran Tarkenton guided the team to five touchdowns.

Tarkenton came off the bench to throw four touchdown passes and run for another to lead the upset.

Quarterback Fran Tarkenton threw 2 touchdowns in the fourth quarter to lead the Vikings to a victory.

After the Redskins retook the lead, 13-10, with 2 field goals, Tarkenton threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to John Gilliam.

Tarkenton later threw his second touchdown pass to Gilliam, and Chuck Foreman recorded a 4-yard touchdown run to give Minnesota a 30-7 lead.

On January 27, the Vikings traded Norm Snead, Bob Grim, Vince Clements and a 1st-round draft choice in 1972 and 1973 to the New York Giants to reacquire the popular Fran Tarkenton.

While the acquisitions of Tarkenton and wide receiver John Gilliam improved the passing attack, the running game was inconsistent and the Vikings finished with a disappointing 7 – 7 record.

In, the Vikings, led by Tarkenton and running back Chuck Foreman, got off to a 10 – 0 start and easily won another division title.

On August 2, 1986, Fran Tarkenton was the first player who played the majority of his career with the Vikings to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

In 1967, the team acquired quarterback Fran Tarkenton from the Minnesota Vikings.

Despite having several respectable seasons with Tarkenton at quarterback, including a 7 – 7 finish in 1967 and 9 – 5 in 1970, the Giants traded him back to the Vikings after a 4 – 10 finish in 1971.

The Vikings were led by quarterback Fran Tarkenton and the Purple People Eaters defense ; they advanced to their second consecutive Super Bowl and third overall after finishing the regular season with a 10-4 record and defeating the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams in the playoffs.

Once again, the Vikings had a powerful offense led by 37-year old quarterback Fran Tarkenton and running back Chuck Foreman.

Kramer became the starting quarterback for the Vikings before the 1979 NFL season after Fran Tarkenton retired.

He was drafted by the Vikings to be the heir apparent to Tarkenton.

Yary was the first overall pick of the 1968 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, who had traded Fran Tarkenton to the New York Giants for that selection, becoming the first offensive lineman ever to be selected first overall.

But Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton then threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to John Gilliam.

In Super Bowl IX against the Minnesota Vikings, Greenwood batted down three passes from Fran Tarkenton.

This change is sometimes referred to as the " Fran Tarkenton Rule " after the Minnesota Vikings quarterback, who developed the nickname scrambler as he ran around the backfield to avoid being sacked by the opposition.

By starting this Super Bowl Tarkenton became the second quarterback to start three Super Bowls, following his Super Bowl VIII counterpart Bob Griese.

Bradshaw joined Fran Tarkenton, Bob Griese as well as Staubach as only three quarterbacks to start at least three Super Bowls.

Tarkenton set what was then a Super Bowl record for completions, 18 out of 28 for 182 yards, with one interception, and rushed for 17 yards and a touchdown.

The first half of Super Bowl IX was a defensive struggle, with the lone score being the first safety in Super Bowl history when Tarkenton was downed in his own end zone.

Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton in 2010.

On December 27, 2009, Warner became only the second quarterback in NFL history to throw 100 touchdown passes with two different teams ( Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton is the other ), in the Cardinals ' 31 – 10 win over the St. Louis Rams.

Davidson, along with Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton and Cathy Lee Crosby co-hosted That's Incredible !, an ABC show that ran from 1980 – 84, and considered one of the first true shows of the reality TV genre.