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Jim Marshall (American football)

Jim Marshall
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No. 80, 70
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1937-12-30) December 30, 1937 (age 79)
Place of birth: Wilsonville, Boyle County, Kentucky
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school: Columbus (OH) East
College: Ohio State
NFL Draft: 1960 / Round: 4 / Pick: 44
AFL draft: 1960 / Round: 
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL records
  • Shortest play (−66 yards)
  • 30 opponents' fumbles recovered, career
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 282
Games started: 270
Fumbles recovered: 30
Player stats at PFR
Games played: 282
Games started: 270
Fumbles recovered: 30

James Lawrence Marshall (born December 30, 1937) is a retired American gridiron football player who played defensive end for the Cleveland Browns (1960) and the Minnesota Vikings (1961–1979). At the time of his retirement, he owned the career records for most consecutive starts (270) and games played (282).

He was born in Wilsonville, in Boyle County, Kentucky, near Parksville.

Marshall 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 fourth round of the 1960 NFL Draft with the 44th overall pick by the Cleveland Browns. Marshall played the 1960 season with the Browns before being traded along with five other players (including fellow defensive lineman Paul Dickson) to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for two draft picks in the 1961 NFL Draft. He then played from 1961 to 1979 with the Vikings and finished with a then-record 282 consecutive games (since surpassed by Jeff Feagles). He started 270 consecutive games while playing for the Vikings, an NFL record since surpassed by Brett Favre.


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