Mate, the legend of the American Football Association, Jim Marshall, in 87 after “hospitalization”

former Minnesota Vikings On Tuesday, the team announced on behalf of Marshall Suzan’s wife.

It was 87.

Marshall, a citizen of Kentucky and Ohio It was formulated by Cleveland Brown in the fourth round of the 1960 NFL draft and was a successful profession for 20 years, primarily with Vikings.

“The entire Minnesota Vikings Organization emanates from 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,” Vikings Group said in a statement.

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“The cornerstone of the concession from the beginning, gained the unparalleled durability and the unparalleled calm leadership, with respect for the team’s teammates and opponents throughout his 20 -year career. Jim led an example, and there was no more accurate example for others to follow up.

Chis Stegon, the college football player, former Milan Stegon’s son of the US Football Association, “unexpectedly” in 20

“He felt his influence on Vikings for a long time after leaving the stadium. Jim will always be remembered as a huge player. Our hearts with his wife, Susan, and all the loved ones of Jim.”

Marshall appointed The American Football Association scored For players in the situation by playing 282 consecutive games in the normal season, a record number that stood until 2010, when Brett Favre broke it as a member of the Vikings. Marshall also scored the US Football Association with 29 professional stumbling.

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Marshall 19 of 20 seasons played with Vikings. He was a major member of the four Super Bowl appearances in Minnesota during that period. He also won the US Football Association in 1969, a year before the merger.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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