Vikings4Even when McCarthy returns he'd have to have some career to match what Tarkenton achieved in the purple, white and gold.
Tarkenton even became known as 'the Scrambler' because of his penchant for zigzagging and running in circles behind the line of scrimmage before moving the ball downfield. During his career, Tarkenton played in nine Pro Bowls and was named All-NFL four times. He was named the MVP of the NFL and Offensive Player of the Year in 1975.At the time of his retirement, Tarkenton held the all-time NFL record for attempts , completions , passing yards , rushing yards and TD passes .He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Vikings Ring of Honor on 1998.
Tarkenton ultimately merged his software firm with James Martin's KnowledgeWare, of which Tarkenton was president until selling the company to Sterling Software in 1994.