Vikings legend Jim Marshall died on Tuesday, at the age of 87. In a video posted earlier today, Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton remembered Marshall and his impact on the franchise. "My great friend and teammate Jim Marshall died yesterday,

Former Vikings defensive lineman Jim Marshall, a member of the famed Purple People Eaters who played in 282 consecutive games during his 20-year career that ended in 1979, has died after a lengthy hospitalization at age 87.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Jim Marshall, the legendary Vikings defensive lineman who helped earn Minnesota’s fearsome front line the nickname “Purple People Eaters,” died Tuesday at age 87 following a prolonged hospitalization for an undisclosed illness.