Robert Cornelius Mitchell (June 6, 1935 – April 5, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and flanker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Redskins. [11] Mitchell led the league with 72 catches and 1384 yards and ranked third with 11 touchdowns. Bobby Wayne Mitchell (February 23, 1943 – March 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. A product of the Sunderland youth system, he had only a few first-team outings for Sunderland before joining Blackburn Rovers in 1976. Bobby Mitchell; Mitchell with the Nashville Sounds in 1985. [2], Thomas Boswell of the Washington Post wrote an appreciation of Mitchell after his death: "As a four-way threat — running the ball from the backfield, catching passes as a wide receiver and returning kickoffs and punts — Mitchell is unique. [3][4], "Danville's Bobby Mitchell Still Hopes for Senior Tour", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Mitchell_(golfer)&oldid=962557273, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 June 2020, at 19:10. [2] But as training camp progressed, Mitchell realized that he was not in the same shape he once was and chose to retire. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983. [1], Mitchell died on March 20, 2018 from a presumed heart attack at Lynchburg General Hospital. [3] He gained more than 100 yards in each of final two games of the season, when he also played as a defensive back. The same year, he returned a punt 78 yards against the New York Giants. Mitchell moved to Malta to play for Ħamrun Spartans for a year, before finishing his league career at Lincoln City. [6] He was teamed with Jim Brown to give the Browns one of the most successful running back combinations from 1958 through 1961. [3], Beginning in 1980, Mitchell hosted the Bobby Mitchell Hall of Fame Classic, an annual golf fundraiser that benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Mitchell was born in Chatham, Virginia and was raised in nearby Danville, Virginia. Er besuchte in seiner Geburtsstadt die Langston High School und war dort als Football-, Basketball-, Baseball und als Leichtathlet aktiv. Bobby Mitchell (born 4 January 1955) is an English footballer who played as a central midfielder.. A product of the Sunderland youth system, he had only a few first-team outings for Sunderland before joining Blackburn Rovers in 1976. He won the Virginia State Golf Association Open, the Virginia State PGA Open and the Carolinas PGA Championship before joining the PGA Tour. Bobby ist eine angloamerikanische Kurzform der Namen Robert (männlich) und in seltenen Fällen auch Robin. [2] There, he played football, basketball, and track, and was good enough at baseball to be offered a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. [2] Though he entered in the third quarter, Mitchell gained 173 yards in 10 carries, and the Illini upset third-ranked Michigan, 25–6. 1989 veröffentlichten Bobby Farrell, Maizie Williams, Marcia Barrett und Madeleine Davis (anstelle von Liz Mitchell) die Single Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker ohne Beteiligung von Frank Farian und nutzten dafür ohne seine Genehmigung den Namen Boney M., weshalb die bereits ausgelieferten Pressungen in Deutschland wieder aus den Regalen der Plattenläden genommen werden mussten. [2][11] He was selected to the first of three consecutive Pro Bowls. A year later against Washington, he rushed for 232 yards, including a 90-yard scoring scamper. [6] He had also scored 91 touchdowns (18 by rushing, 65 on receptions, 3 on punt returns, and 5 on kickoff returns). Bobby Wayne Mitchell (February 23, 1943 – March 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. [2], In 1969, Vince Lombardi became head coach and promised Mitchell that he would return him to flanker. Robert Van Mitchell (born April 7, 1955) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1980 to 1983 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins. [13] In 1978, Washington owner Edward Bennett Williams passed over Mitchell for the GM position in favor of Bobby Beathard. Mitchell's single "Try Rock 'n Roll," hit the top 20 of the US Billboard R&B chart in 1956. [1], Mitchell won two PGA Tour events during his career: the 1971 Cleveland Open and the 1972 Tournament of Champions. 49 uniform number, which had not been issued for years though never retired, to Leonard Stephens that season. [6], As a rookie, Mitchell had a 98-yard kickoff return. He first recorded in his teens with the do-wop group "The Toppers", which was broken up as most of the members were drafted. [2] He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and had a particularly good sophomore year. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Er besuchte in seiner Geburtsstadt die Langston High School und war dort als Football-, Basketball-, Baseball und als Leichtathlet aktiv. [3], Mitchell died at age 84 on April 5, 2020. His single "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday" was a hit, pre dating the more famous cover of the tune by Fats Domino and got Mitchell an appearance on American Bandstand. [11] Bill McPeak, in his first year as head coach, immediately announced Mitchell would become a flanker. The pass from George Izo was the first 99-yard pass in over 23 years, when the Redskins' Frank Filchock and Andy Farkas set the original record October 15, 1939. [5], Mitchell was drafted in the seventh round of the 1958 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, where he played as a halfback. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Mitchell_(singer)&oldid=934917724, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 9 January 2020, at 08:22. Seven games into the season, Jefferson went down with an injury, and Mitchell took over at one of the halfback spots. He dropped out of high school and turned pro at 15. [2] The All-Stars' upset the Detroit Lions, 35–19, and Mitchell and Ninowski shared game MVP honors. [12], After retiring from football in 1968, Mitchell remained with the Redskins, at the request of then head coach Vince Lombardi, as a pro scout. [2], Since 1991, Mitchell has traveled to Finland in the summer to teach golf to young people in association with Averett University. Mitchell enjoyed only moderate success running the ball but he did catch 60 passes for 866 yards and six touchdowns. Bobby Mitchell wurde 1935 als Sohn des Pfarrers Albert Mitchell und seiner Ehefrau Avis geboren. During this season, he also became the second player in league and franchise history to record a 99-yard pass play. He was a popular recording artist in the 1950s and early 1960s, making records for Imperial Records, Show Biz Records and Rip Records. [2], During his first six seasons with the Redskins, Mitchell never caught fewer than 58 passes. He was just the second member of the team to have his number retired, alongside Sammy Baugh's #33. [1][9][10] Unbeknownst to anyone at the time of the draft, Davis had leukemia, and died without ever playing a down in professional football. This article does not cite any sources. Bobby Mitchell (August 16, 1935 – March 17, 1989) was an American, New Orleans-based, rhythm & blues singer and songwriter. Bobby Mitchell Profile on toon1892 This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1920s, is a stub. He won the Virginia State Golf Association Open, the Virginia State PGA Open and the Carolinas PGA Championship before joining the PGA Tour. Bobby Mitchell (August 16, 1935 – March 17, 1989) was an American, New Orleans-based, rhythm & blues singer and songwriter. Jugend. 49 of Bobby Mitchell, HOFer and team's first black player", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Mitchell&oldid=972017969, African-American players of American football, Illinois Fighting Illini football players, Hot Springs High School (Arkansas) alumni, Players of American football from Arkansas, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, NFL player missing current team parameter, Infobox NFL biography articles with old NFL.com URL, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Career statistics and player information from, Lamar "Bubba" Tyer Head athletic trainer, 1971–2002, 2004–08, This page was last edited on 9 August 2020, at 18:07. Mitchell became the Redskins' first African-American star after joining them in 1962, when they became the last NFL team to integrate. Bobby Mitchell. No player has been among the very best in all four areas. [1], Mitchell died on March 20, 2018 from a presumed heart attack at Lynchburg General Hospital. [14], Mitchell also worked in many efforts and organizations, including the United Negro College Fund, the Howard University Cancer Research Advisory Committee, the American Lung Association of D.C., the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission, the Boys Club of Washington, the National Urban League, the NAACP, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the University of Illinois Presidents Council and the University of Illinois Foundation. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. [2] In 1967, new head coach Otto Graham chose to move Mitchell back to halfback because of Graham's decision a year earlier to move the team's best running back, Charley Taylor, to wide receiver.

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