The Minnesota Vikings are the greatest team in NFL history to never win the Lombardi Trophy. They’ve played in 53 playoff games (21-32), 10 conference championships (4-6) and our Super Bowls (0-4).

Vikings legend Jim Marshall — a founding member of the Purple People Eaters who dominated opponents in the 1960s and 1970s — died on Tuesday following a lengthy hospitalization. He was 87. Although he ...

There’s a reason that so many people are struggling to come to terms with the fact that Vikings legend Jim Marshall is gone. Because of the way he lived, it almost seemed he couldn’t die. The icon ...

One of the most durable players in NFL history − though he was perhaps best known for an infamous blunder − has died. The Minnesota Vikings announced the passing of longtime defensive end Jim Marshall ...

Legendary defensive end Jim Marshall spearheaded the Minnesota Vikings' Purple People Eaters defense. He joined the team in their first NFL season and retired a Viking in 1979. The former fourth-round ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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. Marshall, one of the greatest players in ...