The announcer's voice booms through the auditorium.
"Many people have come to the Twin Cities over the years, determined to make a new life and succeed. You know many of them from football: Fran Tarkenton, Randy Moss, and Alan Page to name a few. But the Twin Cities' favorite free agent of all time arrived 50 years ago in a 1970 Mustang, determined to overcome obstacles to succeed as a single woman. Familiar music starts:
She can turn this draft on with her smile
She can take a mid-round pick and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile
Onto the stage, clutching a Vikings helmet in her hand, comes Mary Tyler Moore sporting a Fran Tarkenton jersey.
