Tom Mitchell (American football)

Tom Mitchell
No. 82, 84
Position: TE
Personal information
Date of birth: (1944-08-22)August 22, 1944
Place of birth: Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Date of death: July 16, 2017(2017-07-16) (aged 72)
Place of death: Cape Coral, Florida, U.S.
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school: Plymouth-Whitemarsh High school
College: Bucknell
AFL draft: 1966 / Round: 3 / Pick: 58
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards: 3,181
Receptions: 239
Receiving TDs: 24
Rushing yards: 14
Rush attempts: 3
Games played: 145
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Thomas Gordon ("Tom") Mitchell (August 22, 1944 – July 16, 2017) was a college and professional American football player.[1] A 6'2", 219 lb (99 kg). tight end from Bucknell University, Mitchell played one season (1966) for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders, and ten seasons (19681977) in the National Football League 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]

See also

References

  1. Khan, Saliqa A. (17 July 2017). "Former Baltimore Colt Dies". WBAL NewsRadio 1090. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. Klingaman, Mike (July 18, 2017). "Former Colts tight end Tom Mitchell dies at age 72". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2017-07-19.


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