Marvin Powell - #79 - T - Southern California - Profile

PRO: "Marvin played as well as we've seen him play after using a tough offseason weight program to his advantage," Walton. "He is always mentally prepared, makes few errors and shows good team leadership." ...started 16games at RT in 1984...graded out well vs. the pass and run ...is a devastating blocker on sweep plays ...has been selected to the Pro Bowl 5 times in career ...was all-AFC pick in 1983...had outstanding all-pro season in 1982 when he was named offensive lineman of the year in voting by NFL coaches by Seagram's Seven Crowns of Sports in addition to winning the Forrest Gregg Offensive Lineman of the Year award ...started 8 games in 1982, 14 in 1981 and 15 in 1980 and was a consensus all-pro selection in all 3years ...was aconsensus all-pro and selected team MVP by his teammates in 1979...made remarkable improveMent from 1977-78 ..."1went through acomplete value change, and I guess I matured," Powell said ...is afilm addict and is usually the last player to leave the training complex after watching reels for several hours ...studied old films of outstanding offensive linemen such as Dan Dierdorf of St. Louis, George Kunz of Baltimore, Jim Tyrer of Kansas City, Bob Brown of Philadelphia and others ... was hampered by injuries in his first 2 seasons ... named to NFL all-rookie team by UPI in 1977 when he was 4th player drafted in first round.

COLLEGE: First team All-America as a senior (UPI, The Sporting News, Football News) ... Coaches' first team All-America as a junior ... 3-time first team All-Pac 8 and twice All-West Coast ... started on 1974 national championship team as a sophomore ... played in 3 Rose Bowls and 1 Liberty Bowl ... switched from tight end to tackle as freshman.

PERSONAL: Wife Kristen ... daughters Amerique 2, Beronique 1 ... has degree in speech and political science ... continued studying for degree at New York Law School during offseason ... serves as VP for NFLPA in addition to being Jets' player rep ... always wears a coat and tie to games and carries brief case ... the Jets' resident philosopher ... a voracious reader who frequently quotes Shakespeare, Faulkner and his idol, Churchill ... describes himself as a "Churchill conservative" ... has strong political aspirations ... campaigned for Reagan-Bush ticket in 1984 ... has been honored by Women's National Republican Club in New York ... makes year-round home in East Meadow, L.I. ... father, Marvin Sr., was a career combat medical specialist with the Army who fought in the Normandy invasion at age 15 and also Korea and Vietnam ... sounded Marvin with books and papers on history and foreign policy when he was growing up ... at age 9 Marvin was reading books such as 'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" and discussing ideas and current events with his father ... football All-America, basketball and track star at 71st High in his hometown of Fayetteville, NC ... birthplace: Fort Bragg, NC.

From 1985 Jets yearbook.