Jim Marshall and Alan Page may no longer be in tip-top fighting shape, but they seem more than prepared to hoist former teammate Fran Tarkenton onto their shoulders in a new documentary.

Marshall earned Pro Bowl honors in 1968 and ’69, the latter year doubling as Minnesota’s first Super Bowl trip — one made before the team reacquired Tarkenton from the Giants. Marshall is ...

Legendary Minnesota Vikings ironman Jim Marshall, 87, passed away Tuesday following a lengthy hospitalization, the team announced Tuesday afternoon. Marshall played 19 seasons with the Vikings ...

Minnesota Vikings legend, and Purple People Eaters member, Jim Marshall passed away on Tuesday at the age of 87. Minnesota Vikings legend, ... Fran Tarkenton. ...

"Jim Marshall set the tone for how this franchise goes today," Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton once said via the club's website. "We had the Purple People Eaters. They were the foundation ...

Quarterback Fran Tarkenton, who was a rookie and didn't start against the Bears, remembers every detail of the game. ... One of the players we got was [defensive end] Jim Marshall.

Tarkenton's 5.4 career yards-per-carry average is tied for the seventh-best highest mark for a quarterback, behind only Vick, Cunningham, Jackson, Young, Donovan McNabb and Allen. Our Latest NFL ...

Fran Tarkenton’s glasses pressed up against the tip of his nose. He slouched in a chair, holding an iPad. Spotting me, he placed the tablet on his wooden desk, pulled the black frames off his ...