Mickey Marvin obit

Former Tennessee All-American Mickey Marvin dies at 61

 

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Former Tennessee All-American and two-time Super Bowl champion Mickey Marvin died Monday morning after a long battle with ALS. He was 61.

Mr. Marvin was an offensive guard at UT from 1973-76. He earned UPI second-team All-America honors in 1975 and first-team All-SEC honors from 1974-76. Mr. Marvin played on UT's 1974 Liberty Bowl championship team and played in the East-West Shrine Game in 1977.

"Mickey Marvin was a friend to all. In a day where most pro athletes aren't who you want your kids to look up to, Mickey was," Richard Rhodes, sports director at WHKP radio in Marvin's hometown of Hendersonville, N.C., told the Hendersonville Times-News. "He was a true role model and a true friend."

Mr. Marvin was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round with the 112th pick overall of the 1977 NFL draft. He spent 11 years with the Raiders, playing in 120 games and making 108 starts. Mr. Marvin started at right guard on the Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII teams and continued working as a scout for the organization after being cut.

Mr. Marvin starred at both Brevard High School and West Henderson High School in Hendersonville.

Mr. Marvin was honored with a scholarship named in his honor last year by the Henderson County Education Foundation. The scholarship is based on need, a positive attitude and sports participation.

"The support from everybody has been outstanding," his son, Jonathan Marvin, who starred at West Henderson before playing at the University of Florida, told the Hendersonville Lightning last July. "It means so much to myself, my mom, my sister, to dad. This has blossomed into something great. To be able to reach out to four schools, four different athletes every year is going to be a great legacy to leave."

Forest Lawn Funeral Home in Hendersonville is handling the arrangements. A funeral date and time have not been announced yet.

WHKP in Hendersonville is planning a tribute to Mr. Marvin called "Memories of Mickey." It will air from 9-10 a.m. Friday on 1450 AM and 107.7 FM.

He was the starting right guard for the Raiders from 1978 to 1986, though playing only 2 games in 1979. With Dave Dalby and Gene Upshaw in 1980 and Dave Dalby and Charley Hannah in 1983, he helped solidify the middle of the offensive line which culminated in Raider wins of Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII. In the 1980 AFC championship game of the 1980–81 NFL playoffs, the Raiders beat the San Diego Chargers, rushing for 138 yards and passing for 261 yards. The Raiders then beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XV, rushing for a 117 yards and passing for 261 yards again, as Marvin outplayed Eagle nosetackle Charlie Johnson and inside linebackers Bill Bergey and Frank LeMaster. In the 1983 AFC championship game of the 1983–84 NFL playoffs, the Raiders beat the Seattle Seahawks, rushing for 205 yards and passing for 209 yards, as Marvin pushed around the nosetackle, Joe Nash, and the two inside linebackers Joe Norman and Keith Butler. The Raiders then beat the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII, rushing for a 231 yards and passing for 172 yards, as Marvin outmuscled the opposing defensive tackle, All-Pro Dave Butz.