Marvin Powell Jr.[1](August 30, 1955 – September 30, 2022) was an American professionalfootballplayer who was anoffensive tacklein theNational Football League(NFL) for theNew York JetsandTampa Bay Buccaneers.He playedcollege footballfor theUSC Trojans.Powell was elected into theCollege Football Hall of Famein 1994.
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | August 30, 1955 Fort Bragg, North Carolina,U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | September 30, 2022(aged 67) Tampa, Florida,U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 268 lb (122 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Fayetteville (NC) Seventy-First | ||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1977/ round: 1 / pick: 4 | ||||||
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Early life and amateur career
editPowell was born atFort Bragg, North Carolina.His father, Marvin Sr. was a first sergeant and combat medic in theUnited States Army,and fought in theNormandy invasionin World War II, the Korean War, and deployed twice in Vietnam.[2][3]Powell attendedSeventy-First High SchoolinFayetteville, North Carolina.[4]
Powell attended theUniversity of Southern California(USC) and playedcollege footballfor theTrojans.He was anall-conferenceselection in thePacific-8in 1974, 1975,[5]and 1976.[6]He wasAll-Americanin 1975 and 1976.[7][8]He graduated from USC in 1977 with aBachelor of Artsdegree inpolitical scienceand speech.[9]
Powell was elected to theCollege Football Hall of Famein 1994.[10]
Professional career
editTheNew York Jetsselected Powell in the first round, with the fourth overall selection, of the1977 NFL draft.[11]His teammates voted Powell the Jets'most valuable playerfor the 1979 season.[12]He was selected to five consecutivePro Bowlsfrom 1979 to 1983. He was also named a first-teamAll-Proin the 1979, 1981, and 1982 seasons.[13]He was named second-team All-Pro in 1980.[14]Powell started 128 games for the Jets.[13]
The Jets offensive line allowed 62quarterback sacksin 1985. The Jets selected offensive linemen with their first two selections of the1986 NFL draftand the Jets cut Powell before the 1986 season.[15][16]He signed with theTampa Bay Buccaneersfor the 1986 season.[17]He played in nine games for Tampa Bay in the 1986 and 1987 seasons before he retired.[13]
Powell was elected president of theNational Football League Players Associationduring his playing career.[18]
Law career
editPowell voiced his aspirations for politics, saying that he wished to run forpresident of the United States.[19][20]Aconservative,Powell worked onGeorge H. W. Bush's 1980 presidential campaign.[19]
Powell worked as an intern at theNew York Stock Exchangeand spent six off-seasons working on hisJuris Doctor,which he earned fromNew York Law Schoolin June 1987.[1]In 1991, he joined Rosenfeld, Meyer, & Susman, a law firm inBeverly Hills, California.[21]
Personal life
editPowell's son, Marvin III, played college football at USC between 1995 and 1998. Afullback,he played in the NFL for theNew Orleans Saints,theGreen Bay Packers,and theDenver Broncos.[22][23]
Powell died of heart failure on September 30, 2022, at age 67 inTampa, Florida.[13]
References
edit- ^abNinety-Fifth Commencement Exercises.New York Law School. June 7, 1987. p. 16.RetrievedNovember 3,2021.
- ^"He Plays Football Like He's Going to War"(PDF).October 4, 1975.RetrievedAugust 13,2021.
- ^"Jets Right Tackle Great Marvin Powell Dies at 67".Newyorkjets.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"Recruiting Leaves Big Marvin Powell With Bitter Taste".Newspapers. August 1, 1973.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"4 Dec 1975, 15 - The World at".Newspapers. December 4, 1975.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"30 Nov 1976, 15 - The Spokesman-Review at".Newspapers. November 30, 1976.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"4 Dec 1975, 15 - The World at".Newspapers. December 4, 1975.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"Butterfield, Fultz make UPI All America team".Newspapers. March 2, 2016.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"Jets Right Tackle Great Marvin Powell Dies at 67".Newyorkjets.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"USC's Powell Voted to College Hall of Fame".Los Angeles Times.Associated Press. January 18, 1994.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"3 May 1977, 19".Lincoln Journal Star.May 3, 1977.RetrievedOctober 2,2022– via Newspapers.
- ^"16 Dec 1979, 27 - The Daily News at".Newspapers. December 16, 1979.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^abcdAlper, Josh (October 2, 2022)."Jets announce Marvin Powell died at 67 - ProFootballTalk".Profootballtalk.nbcsports.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"Jets Right Tackle Great Marvin Powell Dies at 67".Newyorkjets.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"7 May 1986, Page 156 - Hartford Courant at".Newspapers. May 7, 1986.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"7 May 1986, 111 - Daily News at".Newspapers. May 7, 1986.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"29 May 1986, 1 - The Tampa Tribune at".Newspapers. May 29, 1986.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^Kiley, Mike (October 25, 1987)."Bucs' campaign won't be last for Powell".The Chicago Tribune.RetrievedNovember 22,2020.
- ^ab"2 Nov 1980, 59 - The Boston Globe at".Newspapers. November 2, 1980.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"No Goal Too Optimistic For Marvin Powell - The New York Times".The New York Times.August 22, 1982.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"5 Nov 1991, Page 408 - The Los Angeles Times at".Newspapers. November 5, 1991.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"22 Oct 1998, Page 251 - The Los Angeles Times at".Newspapers. October 22, 1998.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.
- ^"12 Jul 2000, Page 81 - The Times at".Newspapers. July 12, 2000.RetrievedOctober 2,2022.