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Robert Cornelius Mitchell (June 6, 1935 – April 5, 2020) was an American football halfback and flanker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Redskins. Mitchell became the Redskins' first African-American star after joining them in 1962, when they became the last NFL team to integrate.
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Bobby Mitchell, who starred as a halfback for the Browns and at wide receiver for the Redskins during a career in which he reached the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died Sunday at 84. He was one...
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Sec. The Career of Bobby Mitchell. Few offensive stars ever found more ways to inflict telling damage on a National Football League opponent than did Bobby Mitchell in his 11 seasons with first the Cleveland Browns from 1958 through 1961 and then the Washington Redskins for the next seven seasons.
Apr 5, 2020 · Bobby Mitchell, the Hall of Fame receiver and running back who in 1962 became the Washington Redskins’ first African-American star when the team yielded to pressure from the Kennedy...
Apr 6, 2020 · CNN — NFL Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell, who became the first African American to play for the Washington Redskins, died Sunday, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was 84. His...
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame: January 29, 1983. Enshrined into Pro Football Hall of Fame: July 30, 1983. Presenter: Edward Bennett Williams, Washington Redskins President. Other Members of Class of 1983: Bobby Bell, Sid Gillman, Sonny Jurgensen, Paul Warfield. Pro Career: 11 Seasons, 148 games
Apr 6, 2020 · USA TODAY. 0:04. 0:44. Former Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins star Bobby Mitchell, one of the premier offensive players of his era, died Sunday afternoon, the Pro Football Hall of...
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