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 ...

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 ...

“No player in Vikings history lived the ideals of toughness, camaraderie and passion more than the all-time iron man,” Vikings owners Mark Wilf and Zygi Wilf said in a statement distributed by ...

He was 87. The Vikings announced Marshall’s death on behalf of his wife, Susan.

NFL Vikings' Purple People Eater Jim Marshall, the 'all-time iron man,' dies at 87 Associated Press | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 5:31 p.m.