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	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Fran Tarkenton (b. 1940)
		Tarkenton was chosen in the third round (twenty-ninth overall) of the 1961 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings.
		In 1960, his senior season, Tarkenton was the captain of the Georgia squad, led the conference in total offense and in passing, and was named an All-American.
		Tarkenton reached that 1,000-yard mark in 1977 despite breaking his leg in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals and missing the last five games of that season.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2015 (725 words)

	"Mystery Science Theater 3000" (1988)
		Trivia: An early eighth season episode, The Mole People (1956), featured a cameo by Robert Smith, who was Running Back for the Minnesota Vikings at the time.
		Film critic Leonard Maltin, the show's only other celebrity guest, appeared in the ninth season episode Gorgo (1961) as himself.
		MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 is one of the few television programs that seems to be loved by virtually everybody.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0094517 (725 words)

	CNNSI.com - Pro Football - Texans stun Cowboys for franchise's first victory - Tuesday September 10, 2002 03:56 PM
		The Texans became the first expansion team since the Minnesota Vikings in 1961 to win their first regular-season game.
		HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Texans were almost three years in the making and not even their frenzied fans could have anticipated what they would do in their first regular-season game.
		Dallas tied it on a 33-yard field goal late in the first half and a 46-yard touchdown run by Michael Wiley in the third quarter.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/news/2002/09/08/cowboys_texans_ap (1484 words)

	Football.com
		Twin Cities is also awarded a franchise by the NFL, which is later named the Minnesota Vikings and begins play in the Western Conference in 1961
		NFL teams that fold between the 1923 and 1924 seasons:
		The New York Yankees fold at end of the season
	www.football.com /history/index.shtml (1484 words)

	Football.com
		Twin Cities is also awarded a franchise by the NFL, which is later named the Minnesota Vikings and begins play in the Western Conference in 1961
		NFL teams that fold between the 1923 and 1924 seasons:
		The New York Yankees fold at end of the season
	www.football.com /history/index.shtml (1484 words)

	American Football League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In an early attempt by the established NFL to disrupt the new league, Winter and the Minnesota group were lured away from the so-called "Foolish Club" and promised a franchise in the older league, which eventually became the Minnesota Vikings.
		The AFL did not play an All-Star game after its first season in 1960 but did stage All-Star games for the 1961 through 1969 seasons.
		The AFL benefited from having been formed just at a time when professional football was beginning to catch up with (and eventually, in the 1960s, overtake) baseball as the most popular spectator team sport in the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Football_League (1484 words)

	ESPN.com - NFL - Recap
		They joined the Minnesota Vikings, who did it in 1961 against the Chicago Bears in a battle of division rivals.
		NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue called it ''the Texas Super Bowl,'' and it felt that way to the 69,604 fans who'd been waiting since the Oilers left for Tennessee after the 1996 season.
		As the Texans celebrated on their side of the field, across the way Jones picked up a towel and used it to wipe his hands in disgust.
	sports.espn.go.com /nfl/recap?gameId=220908034 (1484 words)

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