Bobby Mitchell
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Position(s): Running back Wide receiver	Jersey #(s): 49
Born: June 6, 1935 (1935-06-06) (age 73) Hot Springs, Arkansas
Career Information
Year(s): 1958–1968
NFL Draft: 1958 / Round: 7 / Pick: 84
College: University of Illinois
Professional Teams
As Player Cleveland Browns (1958-1961) Washington Redskins (1962-1968) As Front Office Executive Washington Redskins (1969-2002)
Career Stats
Receptions	521
Receiving Yards	7,954
Touchdowns	83
Stats at NFL.com
Career Highlights and Awards
4x Pro Bowl selection (1960, 1962, 1963, 1964) 5x All-Pro selection (1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964) 70 Greatest Redskins Redskins' Ring of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Robert Cornelius Mitchell (born June 6, 1935 in Hot Springs, Arkansas) is a former American football running back and wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Redskins. In American football, each team has 11 players on the field at one time A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the US state of Arkansas, the County seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The 1958 NFL season was the 39th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1968 NFL season was the 49th Regular season of the National Football League. The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The 1958 National Football League Draft was held on December 2 1957 (rounds 1-4 and January 28 1958 (rounds 5-30 This is a List of Athletic Conferences of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA This article is about the flagship campus For other uses and locations of University of Illinois, see University of Illinois (disambiguation The University of The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The 1958 NFL season was the 39th Regular season of the National Football League. The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd Regular season of the National Football League. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The 1962 NFL season was the 43rd Regular season of the National Football League. The 1968 NFL season was the 49th Regular season of the National Football League. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The 1969 NFL season was the 50th Regular season of the National Football League, and the last one before the AFL-NFL Merger. The 2002 season of the National Football League (NFL was the 83rd one played by the major professional American football league in the United In American football, a reception is part of a play in which a Forward pass from behind the line of scrimmage is received (caught by a player in bounds A touchdown is the primary method of scoring in American and Canadian football. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the US state of Arkansas, the County seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D

Mitchell was the first African-American to play for the Redskins. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa During his time playing for Cleveland, Mitchell was used as a running back. A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. When he was traded to Washington, he was converted into a flanker. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football After retiring in 1968, Mitchell remained with the Redskins, at the request of then head coach Vince Lombardi, as a pro scout. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Vincent Thomas Lombardi ( June 11, 1913 &ndash September 3, 1970) was an American football coach "Talent scout" redirects here For talent scouting in the music industry see A&R Professional sports scouts are trained talent He would later gradually move up in the ranks to assistant general manager in the organization. General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation As a player and a front office executive, Mitchell spent 40 years with the Redskins.

Mitchell was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL

Mitchell played college football at the University of Illinois. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies This article is about the flagship campus For other uses and locations of University of Illinois, see University of Illinois (disambiguation The University of

Kickoff return touchdown percentage

The following table ranks all National Football League kick returners with at least 4 touchdown returns through the 2006 season (plus Devin Hester & Allen Rossum) by touchdown return percentage:

Source: Official NFL.com Kick return All-Time Leaders and Current Player stats

External links

• Hall of Fame bio
• Professional career statistics