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.

Legendary defensive end Jim Marshall spearheaded the Minnesota Vikings' Purple People Eaters defense. He joined the team in ...

The Vikings will be honoring the late Jim Marshall this season. Marshall died in June at the age of 87 and team president ...

Vikings’ Purple People Eater Jim Marshall, the ‘all-time iron man,’ dies at 87 By: Dave Campbell, The Associated Press Posted: 3:42 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun. 3, 2025 Last Modified: 5:07 PM CDT ...

Caption: Jim Marshall, seen after a Minnesota Vikings practice in 1978, died at 87 on Tuesday after a long undisclosed hospitalization. (Jim Mone/The Associated Press-File) Load Image ...

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 ...

The Vikings announced Marshall's death on behalf of his wife, Susan. The native of Kentucky, who played at Ohio State and was drafted in 1960 by the Cleveland Browns, played 19 of his 20 seasons ...

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 after a long ...