Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell
	Mitchell in 2010
No. 49
Position:	Halfback / wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	June 6, 1935; Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Died:	April 5, 2020 (aged 84)
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:	Langston (Hot Springs)
College:	Illinois
NFL draft:	1958 / Round: 7 / Pick: 84
Career history
As a player:
	Cleveland Browns (1958–1961); Washington Redskins (1962–1968);
As an executive:
	Washington Redskins (1969–2002);
Career highlights and awards
	As a player: 3× First-team All-Pro (1962–1964); 2× Second-team All-Pro (1959, 1960); 4× Pro Bowl (1960, 1962–1964); NFL receptions leader (1962); 2× NFL receiving yards leader (1962, 1963); NFL receiving touchdowns co-leader (1964); Washington Commanders No. 49 retired; 80 Greatest Redskins; Washington Commanders Ring of Fame; Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor; NFL record Longest receiving touchdown: 99 yards (tied); As an executive: 3× Super Bowl champion (XVII, XXII, XXVI);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	521
Receiving yards:	7,955
Receiving touchdowns:	65
Rushing yards:	2,735
Rushing touchdowns:	18
Return touchdowns:	8
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

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. Mitchell became the Redskins' first African-American star after joining them in 1962, when they became the last NFL team to integrate. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

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