Jesse Powell (American football)

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.

Jesse Powell
No. 56
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1947-04-14)April 14, 1947
Matador, Texas
Died:June 14, 2012(2012-06-14) (aged 65)
Lubbock, Texas
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Spur (TX)
College:West Texas A&M
NFL Draft:1969 / Round: 9 / Pick: 219
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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.[1] Early in the 1973 season he was bothered by a chronic knee injury he suffered the prior season, which required season-ending surgery after 3 games to remove bone chips.[2][3][4] He announced his retirement from pro football just before the start of the 1974 preseason.[5] Overall, Powell played for three Super Bowl teams.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1]

References
  1. "West Texan Powell, Member of Dolphins unbeaten champion, dies at 65". June 14, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  2. Nobles, Charlie (October 2, 1973). "Powell Plays with Pain...in Silence". Miami News. p. 17. Retrieved October 10, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  3. Nobles, Charlie (October 10, 1973). "Browns Traded Matheson--Now They Face 53 Defense". Miami News. p. 35. Retrieved October 10, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  4. "Dolphins' Sellers in Cast Two Weeks". Orlando Sentinel. October 9, 1973. p. 33. Retrieved October 10, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  5. Padecky, Bob (July 7, 1974). "Dolphins to Man Picket Lines Today". Fort Lauderdale News. p. 56. Retrieved October 10, 2018 – via newspapers.com.


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