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Jesse Powell (American football)

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Place of birth:
  
Matador, Texas

Name
  
Jesse Powell

College:
  
West Texas A&M

Weight
  
100 kg


High school:
  
Spur (TX)

Height
  
1.88 m

Place of death:
  
Lubbock, Texas

Role
  
American football player

Positions
  
Linebacker

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Date of birth:
  
(1947-04-14)April 14, 1947

Date of death:
  
June 14, 2012(2012-06-14) (aged 65)

Died
  
June 14, 2012, Lubbock, Texas, United States

Education
  
West Texas A&M University

Jesse Loy Powell (April 14, 1947 – June 14, 2012) was a professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He attended West Texas A&M. He played linebacker and special teams with the Miami Dolphins from 1969 to 1973.

Powell was a member of the Dolphins during their perfect season of 1972 when the team had a 17-0 combined record in the regular season and playoffs and won Super Bowl VII. Overall, Powell appeared in three Super Bowls.

Following retirement from the NFL, Powell briefly worked in the food industry before working with State Farm Insurance for 35 years. He retired from that company on March 31, 2012.

Powell died in a Texas hospital on June 14, 2012. His brother told a local news agency that the mechanism of death was cardiac arrest, but a formal cause of death had not been established.

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