Jim Marshall, a tough-nosed defensive lineman in the NFL following an All-American career at Ohio State, has died at age 87.

Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall, one of the four members ... camaraderie and passion more than the all-time iron man,” Vikings owners Mark Wilf and Zygi Wilf said in a ...

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 ...

I love Jim Marshall.” Marshall paid the price for his iron man career. Eight years ago, he recounted his post-career medical issues. “I’ve had the [right] ankle operated on twice.

Also famously, he once scooped up a fumble and ran to the wrong end zone. By Jason M. Bailey Jim Marshall, a former Minnesota Viking who started in more consecutive N.F.L. games than any other ...

Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall, one of the four members ... camaraderie and passion more than the all-time iron man,” Vikings owners Mark Wilf and Zygi Wilf said in a ...