Vikings legend Jim Marshall, a member of the Purple People Eaters defensive line that struck fear into the hearts of opposing quarterbacks in the 1960s and 1970s, died on Tuesday following a lengthy ...

Jim Marshall, who died June 3 at age 87, lived life to the fullest. The former Ohio State defensive lineman was famous for ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Jim Marshall, the indefatigable defensive end who started 270 consecutive games for the Minnesota Vikings as the captain of Bud Grant’s four Super Bowl teams, died Tuesday.

Jim Marshall, who died June 3 at age 87, lived life to the fullest. The former Ohio State defensive lineman was famous for his NFL wrong-way score.

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There’s a reason that so many people are struggling to come to terms with the fact that Vikings legend Jim Marshall is gone. Because of the way he lived, it almost seemed he couldn’t die. The icon ...

Marshall, who admittedly had blown through all nine of his lives by his second year of professional football, lived many more before passing peacefully at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minn., ...

Jim Marshall, who died June 3 at ... Thinking he had scored a touchdown, he celebrated by tossing the football out of play, resulting in a safety. ... Paul Brown. Woody Hayes and Bud Grant.

Jim Marshall, who died June 3 at age 87, lived life to the fullest. The former Ohio State defensive lineman was famous for his NFL wrong-way score. News Sports Indy 500 Things To Do Opinion ...

FILE - This Jan. 9, 1975, file photo shows from left, Minnesota Vikings defensemen Jim Marshall, Alan Page, Doug Sutherland and Carl Eller nicknamed the "Purple People Eaters" for their bruising ...

Former Minnesota Vikings Jim Marshall blows the Vikings' horn before an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 in Minneapolis. Minnesota won 27-24. (AP Photo ...