Tom Mitchell (American football)
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| Position: | TE | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: |
August 22, 1944 Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
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| Died: | July 16, 2017 (aged 72) Cape Coral, Florida, U.S. |
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| 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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| Receiving yards: | 3,181 |
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| Receptions: | 239 |
| Receiving TDs: | 24 |
| Rushing yards: | 14 |
| Rush attempts: | 3 |
| Games played: | 145 |
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Thomas Gordon ("Tom") Mitchell (August 22, 1944 – July 16, 2017) was a college and professional American football player. 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.
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