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The two-time Pro Bowl pick set a league record for position players with 282 consecutive games played, a mark held by ...

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

Legendary Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Jim Marshall, who holds the NFL record for most seasons played by a defender, ...

The Minnesota Vikings announced Tuesday former defensive lineman Jim Marshall passed away after a lengthy hospitalization. He ...

Jim Marshall is remembered for running the wrong way, but the Vikings' legend did much more than that before he passed away ...

Marshall was a member of the vaunted "Purple People Eaters" defensive line, which helped Minnesota to four Super Bowl appearances.

Marshall, one of the most memorable members of the Vikings’ famous “Purple People Eaters” defense that led them to four Super Bowls in the 1970s, passed away Tuesday after a long ...

Legendary former Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Jim Marshall has died, the Vikings announced on Tuesday. He was 87.