Purple People Eaters | football history | Britannica (original) (raw)

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  …line known as the “Purple People Eaters,” which produced two Hall of Fame members (Alan Page and Carl Eller) and an efficient passing attack led by another future Hall of Fame member, quarterback Fran Tarkenton. Tarkenton paved the way for scrambling quarterbacks by being one of the first signal-callers…
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  …line known as the “Purple People-Eaters.” He was named Rookie of the Year in 1967.
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