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Fran Tarkenton, a Rare card
Francis Asbury Tarkenton, nicknamed "the Scrambler", is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League for 18 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 71
- Power
- 146
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 290,000
Power 146 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Fran Tarkenton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Fran Tarkenton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is widely regarded as the first great dual-threat ______ in the NFL.
Answer
quarterback. He is widely regarded as the first great dual-threat quarterback in the NFL. From the Fran Tarkenton article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he was recognized as a twice first-team All-SEC, and was selected by the Vikings in the third round of the ____ NFL draft.
Answer
1960s. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he was recognized as a twice first-team All-SEC, and was selected by the Vikings in the third round of the 1961 NFL draft. From the Fran Tarkenton article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Hokkien. Hokkien 87 · Tripoli, Libya 82 · Fran Tarkenton 75 · Peace of Westphalia 72 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is widely regarded as the first great dual-threat quarterback in the NFL.
- He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he was recognized as a twice first-team All-SEC, and was selected by the Vikings in the third round of the 1961 NFL draft.
- After retiring from football in 1979, he became a media personality and computer software executive.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Fran Tarkenton article was read about 290,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 71: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Fran Tarkenton
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Fran Tarkenton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Steve Burns, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
