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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.
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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...
Bobby Mitchell, who was the first African American player to sign with the Washington Redskins, died Sunday at 84, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced.
Apr 6, 2020 · 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 Fame announced. He was 84.
Apr 6, 2020 · 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.
Apr 7, 2020 · Bobby Mitchell was dignity, personified. In all he did and all he was as a player and a man, he represented a time when deeds done well were not spoken of publicly for self-aggrandizement.
Apr 6, 2020 · Pro Football Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell passed away Sunday afternoon at the age of 84. Enshrined into the Hall of Fame in 1983, Mitchell was a dominant player with exceptional speed, balance and agility.
Apr 6, 2020 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Bobby Mitchell, the speedy Hall of Famer who became the Washington Redskins’ first black player, has died. He was 84. Mitchell split his career with the Cleveland Browns and Redskins and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983.
