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tight end from Bucknell University and member of the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame, Mitchell played one season for the American Football League (AFL)'s Oakland Raiders, and ten seasons (1968–1977) in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and the San Francisco 49ers.
Jul 18, 2017 · Tom Mitchell, a rugged tight end who helped the Colts win Super Bowl V in the 1970 season, died of cancer Sunday night at his home in Cape Coral, Fla. He was 72.
Sep 7, 2017 · The Colts began a rebuilding process in 1974 and traded away many of their veteran players. As part of the purge, Mitchell was traded to the 49ers, where he played for four more seasons before retiring after his 11th pro campaign. All told, he caught 239 passes for 3,181 yards and 24 touchdowns.
Tom Mitchell played 11 seasons for the Colts, 49ers and Raiders. He had 239 catches for 3,181 yards and scored 24 touchdowns. He won 2 championships.
Tom Mitchell gained a career-high 114 receiving yards during the Baltimore Colts 44-34 loss against the New York Jets on September 24, 1972. Receptions: Tom Mitchell caught a career-high 8 passes on 2 occasions, most recently during the San Francisco 49ers 24-16 loss against the New England Patriots on October 26, 1975. Touchdown Receptions
- August 22, 1944
Jul 17, 2017 · BALTIMORE — A former Baltimore Colts has died, 11 News has learned. Tom Mitchell passed away Sunday around 7:30 p.m. He was 72 years old.
Jul 17, 2017 · Tom Mitchell passed away Sunday around 7:30 p.m. He was 72 years old. Mitchell is a former Baltimore Colts player. He played for the Oakland Raiders in 1966, and then came to the...
