Jim Marshall, one of the most durable players in NFL history, has died at 87, according to the Vikings. He was also known for ...

Jim Marshall was one of the four members of the Purple People Eaters front that formed the backbone of four Super Bowl teams ...

Jim Marshall, one of the most durable players in NFL history, has died at 87, according to the Vikings. He was also known for ...

Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall has died after a long hospitalization for an undisclosed illness.

His 282 consecutive games played is the third-longest streak all time, trailing just punter Jeff Feagles (352) and Hall of ...

Marshall, who admittedly had blown through all nine of his lives by his second year of professional football, lived many more ...

Part of Minnesota’s famed unit the Purple People Eaters, he started a record 270 consecutive games. Also famously, he once ...

Former Minnesota Vikings ... 282 consecutive regular-season games played, a mark Marshall held until quarterback Brett Favre broke it, coincidentally, with the Vikings in 2010.

The Minnesota Vikings announced the passing of longtime ... fumble recoveries were a record when he retired following the 1979 season, but he was later matched by eventual Hall of Famer Jason ...