There’s a reason that so many people are struggling to come to terms with that fact that Vikings legend Jim Marshall is gone. Because of the way he lived, it almost seemed he couldn’t die. The icon affectionately known as “The Captain” by his peers passed away last week at the age of 87 following a lengthy hospitalization.

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. He was 87. The Vikings said in a release that he had been hospitalized for a lengthy time.

In honor of the Vikings' great, who passed away Tuesday, we reprise a 2016 interview where he addressed his failure to reach Canton.