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Francis Asbury "Fran" Tarkenton is a former NFL quarterback, television personality, and computer software executive.
He is best known for playing with the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants, as well as serving as a commentator on Monday Night Football and a co-host of That's Incredible!. At the time of his retirement he owned every major quarterback record. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986.
Tarkenton also founded Tarkenton Software, a computer-program generator company, and he toured the U.S. promoting CASE with Albert F. Case, Jr. of Nastec Corporation. Tarkenton Software later merged with KnowledgeWare, until selling the company to Sterling Software in 1994.
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