Legendary defensive end Jim Marshall spearheaded the Minnesota Vikings' Purple People Eaters defense. The former Vikings DE ...

If TCO Performance Center had a Field of Purple Dreams, there’s only one player from 65 seasons of Vikings football who would ...

The Vikings will honor legendary defensive lineman Jim Marshall by sporting a No. 70 patch with his signature on their helmets throughout the 2025 NFL season.

The Minnesota Vikings lost their original captain Jim Marshall earlier this year. While he should be Pro Football Hall of ...

Vikings president/owner Mark Wilf called Marshall "the greatest captain in NFL history" and added that the team also plans to ...

The Vikings will honor Columbus native Jim Marshall with a season-long helmet decal and a special tribute at training camp on ...

Favre did not eclipse it until the first month of his Vikings career, in 2009. “The entire Minnesota Vikings organization is mourning the loss of Jim Marshall.

FILE - Minnesota Vikings' Jim Marshall is shown, Dec. 30, 1978, after practice for their NFC playoff football game against the Los Angeles Rams. (Source: AP Photo/Jim Mone, File) ...

Jan 11, 1970; New Orleans, USA; FILE PHOTO; Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall (70) on the sideline against the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl IV at Tulane Stadium. The Chiefs ...

FILE - Minnesota Vikings' Jim Marshall is shown, Dec. 30, 1978, after practice for their NFC playoff football game against the Los Angeles Rams. (Source: AP Photo/Jim Mone, File) ...

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - 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 ...