Former “longtime and outstanding” New York Jets offensive linemen Marvin Powell and Jim Sweeney died last week, the team announced on Oct. 2.
Powell, a right tackle named first-team All-Pro three times in a career that spanned from the late 1970s through the mid-’80s, died on Sept. 30 at the age of 67, according to a press release published on the team’s website.
“Marvin was one of the best linemen I’ve ever seen,” said former Jets wide receiver Wesley Walker upon hearing of Powell’s passing. “He was just a physical specimen. He was just good. I just loved him.”
Sweeney, an offensive lineman drafted in the second round out of Pittsburgh by the Jets in 1984 who has been described by the team as one of the most durable players during an 11-year stretch with the Jets, died on Oct. 1, the team said in a separate press release. He was 60….