jim mcmahon was the vikings starting quarterback in 1993.
who was the vikings starting quarterback in 1993?
jim mcmahon
tarkenton returned for another seven-year spell as the vikings' starting quarterback in 1972, continuing until his retirement in 1978, at which point tommy kramer was promoted from the second string in his second season with the franchise. kramer was injured for most of the 1983 season, so steve dils served as the starting quarterback for most of the season, before kramer reclaimed the position in 1984. for the 1987 season, kramer shared quarterback duties with wade wilson, before wilson took over on a permanent basis from 1988. wilson was replaced by the emerging rich gannon in 1990, but gannon was released after the 1992 season and veteran jim mcmahon took over for the 1993 season until the arrival of warren moon in 1994.
list of minnesota vikings starting quarterbacks
having been the franchise's starting quarterback for 13 seasons (longer than any other vikings player), fran tarkenton holds the record for the most starts in a vikings jersey, and those for the most wins and ties. he is also the franchise's leading passer in terms of numbers of attempts, completions, total yards gained and passing touchdowns, although brett favre has the best pass completion percentage. however, tarkenton has also thrown the most interceptions. the record for the longest completed pass by a vikings starting quarterback is held by gus frerotte, who threw a 99-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver bernard berrian in a home game against the chicago bears in the 2008 season.
list of minnesota vikings starting quarterbacks