Former Tennessee All-American Mickey Marvin dies at 61

This guy was great. After his playing days when was a talent scout for the Raiders. He made sure UT guys got a good look from them.

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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.

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Former Tennessee All-American Mickey Marvin dies at 61