Article: Fran Tarkenton to appear as spokesman for Northwest Orient Airlines.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Former professional quarterback Fran Tarkenton will appear as a spokesman for Northwest Orient Airlines in a multimedia advertising campaign that begins next week.

Tarkenton, who set several career records while with the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants of the National Football League, signed a one-year contract with Northwest Orient Jan. 10, with renewal options in 1987 and 1988. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Northwest Orient, based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, is the nation's seventh largest airline and serves 75 cities in 27 states and 16 countries.

Tarkenton will appear in print and ...

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