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Jim Marshall pictured in his Vikings uniform in 1964. New York Post Never missing a game, Marshall was a headliner among Minnesota’s iconic “Purple People Eaters” defense.

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

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 ...

FILE – Minnesota Vikings’ Jim Marshall is shown, Dec. 30, 1978, after practice for their NFC playoff football game against the Los Angeles Rams. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, FIle) AP Sports ...

Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall has died after a long hospitalization for an undisclosed illness. He was 87. Marshall was one of the four members of the famed ...

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) ...

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 ...