Marshall earned Pro Bowl honors in 1968 and ’69, the latter year doubling as Minnesota’s first Super Bowl trip — one made before the team reacquired Tarkenton from the Giants. Marshall is ...

Legendary Minnesota Vikings ironman Jim Marshall, 87, passed away Tuesday following a lengthy hospitalization, the team announced Tuesday afternoon. Marshall played 19 seasons with the Vikings ...

Minnesota Vikings legend, and Purple People Eaters member, Jim Marshall passed away on Tuesday at the age of 87. Minnesota Vikings legend, ... Fran Tarkenton. ...

"Jim Marshall set the tone for how this franchise goes today," Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton once said via the club's website. "We had the Purple People Eaters. They were the foundation ...

Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall, one of the four members of the famed Purple People Eaters front that formed the backbone of four Super Bowl teams, died Tuesday after a long ...

Legendary Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Jim Marshall, who holds the NFL record for most seasons played by a defender, died Tuesday at the age of 87, Minnesota announced.Marshall spent 20 ...