Eagan, Minnesota – long ago Minnesota Vikings Jim Marshall at the defensive end, which was held for decades, died for the US Football Association for most successive games that played, on Tuesday, after a long period of hospitalization, according to the team. It was 87.
Marshall joined the Vikings in the opening season in 1961 and played in each match after that. His record of 282 consecutive games (270 with Vikings) played, which he created upon his retirement in 1979, until midfielder Brett Favre jumped – while in the Vikings ice – in 2009.
Marshall attended the Vikings practice this season to congratulate Fafr and said at that time: “I told him that I admired his professional life and was really happy that he was the one who broke this record.”
Marshall got a permanent place in the traditions of the American Football Association films in 1964 when he returned to a wrong way in a game against San Francisco 49ersCelebrating what I think was down, but instead it was safe. But his professional achievements exceeded that.
Marshall is still the US Football Association record holder, who is now tied with Jason Taylor, due to the unification of the opponent who was 29.
The Vikings captain was for 14 seasons and appeared in four Super Bowls as part of the famous Purple People defense in the privilege. Although the bags did not become an official census until 1982, a research project coordinated by Pro Football Reference was attributed to 130.5, which links it to the number 22 in the history of the American Football Association. Two other purple people arrange in front of him: Alan Beige (148.5) is the eighth position, and Carl Elleler (133.5) is linked to the eighteenth.
“The entire Minnesota organization is outperforming the loss of Jim Marshall. No player in the history of Vikings lived in the ideals of hardness, intimate friendship and emotion more than the iron man at all,” said Mark Mark and Zaiji Welf in a statement.
“Earn the cornerstone of the privilege from the beginning, the durability of Leader Jim and the quiet leadership gained respect for his teammates throughout his 20 -year career. Jim led the arrival, and there was no more accurate example of others. Those.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
