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Jesse Powell, linebacker for 1972 Dolphins, dies at 65

Jesse Powell, linebacker for 1972 Dolphins, dies at 65

Jesse Powell, a linebacker who spent five seasons with the Dolphins and played in every game for the perfect 17-0 team of 1972, has died at the age of 65. Powell grew up in the Texas Panhandle and was a star at West Texas State, was the Dolphins’ ninth-round pick in the 1969 NFL draft.…