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Rep. Meadows honors Mickey Marvin

By Bill Moss, Published: February 10, 2017

Inez Taylor and Jonathan Marvin share a light moment with U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, who presented them with a copy of a Congressional Record tribute to Mickey Marvin, the Henderson County native who went on to football stardom with the University of Tennessee and the Oakland Raiders. Taylor, Mickey’s mother, and Jonathan, his son, accepted a plaque containing the tribute. After playing at West Henderson and Brevard high schools, Marvin won All-America honors at Tennessee and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders. He played for the Raiders for 10 years, winning two Super Bowl championships as the starting right guard. A devout Christian, Marvin came home and had a second career speaking at churches and youth conferences and leading football camps for young players. The first Mickey Marvin Scholarship Fund golf tournament last October raised $46,000. ‘Mickey Marvin is held in high esteem by the citizens in Henderson County and across Western North Carolina,’ the citation said. ‘Even in the midst of his struggle with ALS, Marvin continues to be a man of exemplary character, faith and kindness.’ Jonathan Marvin said his father, who is homebound and under nursing care, was touched by the tribute. ‘When I read it to him, he started to cry,’ Jonathan said. ‘You can tell him I cried, too,’ Meadows said.