Everything about Jim Marshall American Football totally explained
Jim Marshall (born
December 30,
1937 Danville, Kentucky) played
college football at
Ohio State University. He left school before his senior year, and played for the
Saskatchewan Roughriders of the
Canadian Football League. He was then drafted in the 4th round of the
1960 NFL Draft by the
Cleveland Browns. Marshall played the 1960 season with the Browns. He played from 1961 to 1979 with the
Minnesota Vikings. He played in and started 282 consecutive games, a record since surpassed by
Jeff Feagles. It still stands as a record for consecutive starts.
He played in
Pro Bowls after the 1968 and 1969 NFL seasons. He recovered 29 fumbles, an NFL record. He was a member of the Vikings' famous "
Purple People Eaters", and was the final player from Minnesota's initial expansion team of 1961 to retire. The VIkings credit Marshall with 127 career quarterback sacks, second most in Viking History behind Carl Eller.
Marshall was involved in an embarrassing professional moment on
October 25,
1964. In a game against the
San Francisco 49ers, Marshall recovered a fumble, but ran 66 yards with it the wrong way, into his own
end zone. Thinking that he'd scored a touchdown for the Vikings, Marshall then threw the ball away in celebration. The ball landed out of bounds, resulting in a
safety for the 49ers. Fortunately for Marshall, his Vikings won the game 27-22, in part because of a key sack and fumble he forced after his miscue. Marshall later received a letter from
Roy Riegels reading "Welcome to the club". While playing for the University of California, Riegels was tagged with the nickname "Wrong Way" after making a similar blunder in the
1929 Rose Bowl. Unlike Marshall's mistake, Riegels' run cost his team dearly; his two points proved to be the margin of defeat in an 8-7 loss.
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