Six iconic Vikings named to list of best NFL players to wear each jersey number

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Minnesota has had plenty of iconic players through the years, and some players were so prolific they were listed as the best to wear their respective numbers.

Our friends at Raiders Wire compiled a comprehensive list of the best NFL player to wear every single jersey number. The Vikings were well represented with six players, who were most well known for being on Minnesota, cracking the list. Players like Brett Favre, Gary Zimmerman and Donovan McNabb also made the ranks, but had more memorable seasons on different teams.

Here were the Minnesota players, followed by a brief explanation for each.

Fran Tarkenton

Tarkenton claimed the No. 10 on Raiders Wire’s list. Inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, he was named to Pro Football Reference’s list of first-team All-Decade for the 1960s and second-team All-Decade for the 1970s.

He was a quarterback who was known for making plays with his feet. He said, via Pro Football Hall of Fame, that “I scramble because I’m good at it, because I can twist and dodge those big pass rushers better than most guys and we get a lot of touchdowns that way.”

He spent time with the Giants, but was most well known for his seasons with the Vikings.

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