‘Outstanding’ Former Jets Linemen Marvin Powell and Jim Sweeney Dead

‘Outstanding’ Former Jets Linemen Marvin Powell and Jim Sweeney Dead
Jim Sweeney (R) of the New York Jets in action during a game against the Cleveland Browns in 1989. (Rick Stewart/AllsportJim via Getty Images); Sweeney of the Seattle Seahawks during a game in San Francisco, Calif., on Aug. 26, 1995. Otto Greule/Allsport via Getty Images
Lorenz Duchamps
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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.
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