Winkel and his wife, Shannon, make their home in suburban Memphis, and have three adult sons. Ryan, who graduated from the ...

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 ...

Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall has died after a long hospitalization for an undisclosed illness. Skip to content Menu Today's paper. ... Minn., on Sunday, Dec. 9, 1979. ...

The Minnesota Vikings lost a legendary figure Tuesday with the passing of Jim Marshall at age 87. The iconic defensive end, who set the NFL record for most consecutive games started by a defender ...

Vikings legend Jim Marshall, a member of the Purple People Eaters defensive line that struck fear into the hearts of opposing quarterbacks in the 1960s and 1970s, died on Tuesday following a lengthy ...

The Vikings’ Jim Marshall clutches the game ball as he is carried from the field by teammates Doug Southerland, left, and Scott Studwell after they defeated the Bills 10-3 on Dec. 9, 1979, in ...

FILE - This Jan. 9, 1975, file photo shows from left, Minnesota Vikings defensemen Jim Marshall, Alan Page, Doug Sutherland and Carl Eller nicknamed the "Purple People Eaters" for their bruising ...

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall, one of the four members of the famed Purple People Eaters front that formed t. ... Dec. 9, 1979. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, ...

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall, ... Marshall played through the 1979 season, his final game coming two weeks before his 42nd birthday.