Fran Tarkenton took the long way home to Minnesota with an emotional layover in Canton, Ohio.
The hall of fame quarterback who led the Vikings to three Super Bowls and six division championships will be back on the team's home field Sunday for the first time in 14 years, and just the second time since he retired in 1978.
Alumni Day is expected to draw 70 former Vikings to TCF Bank Stadium for Minnesota's game against the San Diego Chargers . But it is Tarkenton's "best friend," Mick Tingelhoff, who lured him back at the expense of a wedding in his hometown of Atlanta.