wwiibuff
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I know this may not be interesting to some but Fran Tarkenton was a childhood hero of mine while he was a quarterback with the Minnesota Vikings. He and my mom were in high school together at Athens, GA High in the 50's. They were friends there and then also both went to UGA where Fran was a star QB and mom was a cheerleader. They were friends in high school and college and hadn't seen each other in decades. Fran is now in Atlanta and long story short, had the opportunity to see each other again. I took mom to Atlanta and we met at Fran's office. They were so excited to see each other again! Fran had a plaque of the Athens High state championship football scores he showed us. We visited for over 2 hours. He's an amazing guy and told some great stories of his career including the Vikings, Giants and UGA Bulldogs. He loved Bud Grant and could see in his face the hurt when he talked about Bud's passing not long ago. Anyway thought I would share.