Tom Mitchell (American football)
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Position: | TE | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth: | August 22, 1944 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Date of death: | July 16, 2017 72) | (aged||||||||||||||
Place of death: | Cape Coral, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Plymouth-Whitemarsh High school | ||||||||||||||
College: | Bucknell | ||||||||||||||
AFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 3 / Pick: 58 | ||||||||||||||
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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 (1968–1977) 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]
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References
- ↑ Khan, Saliqa A. (17 July 2017). "Former Baltimore Colt Dies". WBAL NewsRadio 1090. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ↑ 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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