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Tom Mitchell
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Position: Tight end
Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:(1944-08-22)August 22, 1944
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died:July 16, 2017(2017-07-16) (aged 72)
Cape Coral, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Plymouth-Whitemarsh
( Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania)
College: Bucknell
AFL draft: 1966 / Round: 6 / Pick: 58
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:239
Receiving yards:3,181
Receiving touchdowns:24
Player stats at PFR

Thomas Gordon Mitchell (August 22, 1944 – July 16, 2017) was a college and professional American football player. [1]

A 6'2", 215 lb (98 kg). tight end from Bucknell University and member of the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame, Mitchell played one season ( 1966) for the American Football League (AFL)'s Oakland Raiders, and ten seasons ( 19681977) in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and the San Francisco 49ers. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" and his pouring a pitcher of beer on the head of author George Plimpton is recounted in the book Mad Ducks and Bears. He died of cancer at the age of 72 in 2017. [2] He was father-in-law to former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and current Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano, and grandfather to Bucknell defensive lineman Joe Schiano.

See also

References

  1. ^ Khan, Saliqa A. (July 17, 2017). "Former Baltimore Colt Dies". WBAL NewsRadio 1090. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Klingaman, Mike (July 18, 2017). "Former Colts tight end Tom Mitchell dies at age 72". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 6, 2021.