Marvin Powell
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Position: | Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||
Died: | September 30, 2022 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | (aged 67)||||
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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Marvin Powell Jr.
Early life and amateur career
Powell was born at
Powell attended the
Powell was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.[10]
Professional career
The
The Jets offensive line allowed 62 quarterback sacks in 1985. The Jets selected offensive linemen with their first two selections of the 1986 NFL draft and the Jets cut Powell before the 1986 season.[15][16] He signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for 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 the National Football League Players Association during his playing career.[18]
Law career
Powell voiced his aspirations for politics, saying that he wished to run for
Powell worked as an intern at the New York Stock Exchange and spent six off-seasons working on his Juris Doctor, which he earned from New York Law School in June 1987.[1] In 1991, he joined Rosenfeld, Meyer, & Susman, a law firm in Beverly Hills, California.[21]
Personal life
Powell's son, Marvin III, played college football at USC between 1995 and 1998. A fullback, he played in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, the Green Bay Packers, and the Denver Broncos.[22][23]
Powell died of heart failure on September 30, 2022, at age 67 in Tampa, Florida.[13]
References
- ^ a b Ninety-Fifth Commencement Exercises. New York Law School. June 7, 1987. p. 16. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "He Plays Football Like He's Going to War" (PDF). October 4, 1975. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Jets Right Tackle Great Marvin Powell Dies at 67". Newyorkjets.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Recruiting Leaves Big Marvin Powell With Bitter Taste". Newspapers.com. August 1, 1973. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "4 Dec 1975, 15 - The World at". Newspapers.com. December 4, 1975. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "30 Nov 1976, 15 - The Spokesman-Review at". Newspapers.com. November 30, 1976. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "4 Dec 1975, 15 - The World at". Newspapers.com. December 4, 1975. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Butterfield, Fultz make UPI All America team". Newspapers.com. March 2, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Jets Right Tackle Great Marvin Powell Dies at 67". Newyorkjets.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "USC's Powell Voted to College Hall of Fame". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. January 18, 1994. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "3 May 1977, 19". Lincoln Journal Star. May 3, 1977. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "16 Dec 1979, 27 - The Daily News at". Newspapers.com. December 16, 1979. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Alper, Josh (October 2, 2022). "Jets announce Marvin Powell died at 67 - ProFootballTalk". Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Jets Right Tackle Great Marvin Powell Dies at 67". Newyorkjets.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "7 May 1986, Page 156 - Hartford Courant at". Newspapers.com. May 7, 1986. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "7 May 1986, 111 - Daily News at". Newspapers.com. May 7, 1986. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "29 May 1986, 1 - The Tampa Tribune at". Newspapers.com. May 29, 1986. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "2 Nov 1980, 59 - The Boston Globe at". Newspapers.com. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "No Goal Too Optimistic For Marvin Powell - The New York Times". The New York Times. August 22, 1982. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "5 Nov 1991, Page 408 - The Los Angeles Times at". Newspapers.com. November 5, 1991. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "22 Oct 1998, Page 251 - The Los Angeles Times at". Newspapers.com. October 22, 1998. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "12 Jul 2000, Page 81 - The Times at". Newspapers.com. July 12, 2000. Retrieved October 2, 2022.