Marvin Powell

Marvin Powell
No. 79, 74
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1955-08-30)August 30, 1955
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.
Died:September 30, 2022(2022-09-30) (aged 67)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:268 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school:Fayetteville (NC) Seventy-First
College:USC
NFL draft:1977 / round: 1 / pick: 4
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:133
Games started:130
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College Football Hall of Fame

Marvin Powell Jr.[1] (August 30, 1955 – September 30, 2022) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the USC Trojans. Powell was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.

Early life and amateur career

Powell was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. His father, Marvin Sr. was a first sergeant and combat medic in the United States Army, and fought in the Normandy invasion in World War II, the Korean War, and deployed twice in Vietnam.[2][3] Powell attended Seventy-First High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina.[4]

Powell attended the University of Southern California (USC) and played college football for the Trojans. He was an all-conference selection in the Pacific-8 in 1974, 1975,[5] and 1976.[6] He was All-American in 1975 and 1976.[7][8] He graduated from USC in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and speech.[9]

Powell was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.[10]

Professional career

The New York Jets selected Powell in the first round, with the fourth overall selection, of the 1977 NFL draft.[11] His teammates voted Powell the Jets' most valuable player for the 1979 season.[12] He was selected to five consecutive Pro Bowls from 1979 to 1983. He was also named a first-team All-Pro in 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 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 president of the United States.[19][20] A conservative, Powell worked on George H. W. Bush's 1980 presidential campaign.[19]

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

  1. ^ a b Ninety-Fifth Commencement Exercises. New York Law School. June 7, 1987. p. 16. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "He Plays Football Like He's Going to War" (PDF). October 4, 1975. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jets Right Tackle Great Marvin Powell Dies at 67". Newyorkjets.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Recruiting Leaves Big Marvin Powell With Bitter Taste". Newspapers.com. August 1, 1973. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "4 Dec 1975, 15 - The World at". Newspapers.com. December 4, 1975. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "30 Nov 1976, 15 - The Spokesman-Review at". Newspapers.com. November 30, 1976. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "4 Dec 1975, 15 - The World at". Newspapers.com. December 4, 1975. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "Butterfield, Fultz make UPI All America team". Newspapers.com. March 2, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  9. ^ "Jets Right Tackle Great Marvin Powell Dies at 67". Newyorkjets.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  10. ^ "USC's Powell Voted to College Hall of Fame". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. January 18, 1994. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  11. ^ "3 May 1977, 19". Lincoln Journal Star. May 3, 1977. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "16 Dec 1979, 27 - The Daily News at". Newspapers.com. December 16, 1979. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d Alper, Josh (October 2, 2022). "Jets announce Marvin Powell died at 67 - ProFootballTalk". Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "Jets Right Tackle Great Marvin Powell Dies at 67". Newyorkjets.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  15. ^ "7 May 1986, Page 156 - Hartford Courant at". Newspapers.com. May 7, 1986. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  16. ^ "7 May 1986, 111 - Daily News at". Newspapers.com. May 7, 1986. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  17. ^ "29 May 1986, 1 - The Tampa Tribune at". Newspapers.com. May 29, 1986. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  18. ^ Kiley, Mike (October 25, 1987). "Bucs' campaign won't be last for Powell". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  19. ^ a b "2 Nov 1980, 59 - The Boston Globe at". Newspapers.com. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  20. ^ "No Goal Too Optimistic For Marvin Powell - The New York Times". The New York Times. August 22, 1982. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  21. ^ "5 Nov 1991, Page 408 - The Los Angeles Times at". Newspapers.com. November 5, 1991. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  22. ^ "22 Oct 1998, Page 251 - The Los Angeles Times at". Newspapers.com. October 22, 1998. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  23. ^ "12 Jul 2000, Page 81 - The Times at". Newspapers.com. July 12, 2000. Retrieved October 2, 2022.