RIP Jim Marshall

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Vikings great Jim Marshall, who played in 282 straight games, dies

Longtime Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall, who for decades held the NFL record for most consecutive games played, died Tuesday after a long hospitalization, according to the team. He was 87.

Marshall joined the Vikings in their inaugural season in 1961 and played in every game thereafter. His record of 282 consecutive games played (270 with the Vikings), which he established upon retiring in 1979, stood until quarterback Brett Favre broke it -- while also in a Vikings uniform -- in 2009.

Marshall attended a Vikings practice that season to congratulate Favre and said at the time: "I told him I admired his career and was really happy that he was the one that is breaking that record."

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/454 ... games-dies

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Vikings great Jim Marshall, who played in 282 straight games, dies

Longtime Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall, who for decades held the NFL record for most consecutive games played, died Tuesday after a long hospitalization, according to the team. He was 87.

Marshall joined the Vikings in their inaugural season in 1961 and played in every game thereafter. His record of 282 consecutive games played (270 with the Vikings), which he established upon retiring in 1979, stood until quarterback Brett Favre broke it -- while also in a Vikings uniform -- in 2009.

Marshall attended a Vikings practice that season to congratulate Favre and said at the time: "I told him I admired his career and was really happy that he was the one that is breaking that record."

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/454 ... games-dies

I'm deleting my duplicate post, but I'd also note that Marshall was involved in one of the most infamous plays in NFL history, when he ran the wrong way with a recovered fumble in a 1964 game against the San Francisco 49ers. The play resulted in a safety when Marshall threw the ball out of bounds after crossing his own goal line.