Bobby Mitchell

Robert Cornelius Mitchell
Born: June 6, 1935
Hot Springs, AR USA
Deceased: April 5, 2020
Position: FL-HB-WR
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 192
College: Illinois
High School: Langston (Hot Springs, AR)
Career: 1958-1968
Drafted: 1958 in Round 7, #84 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983

Bobby Mitchell played from 1958 to 1968 during his career with the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins. Mitchell ran for 2,735 yards in his career on 513 attempts, scoring 18 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 521 passes for 7,954 yards and 65 receiving touchdowns..


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Passing:

Year Team Att Comp Comp % Yds Yds/Att TDs TD % Ints Int % Long Rating
1960NFL Cleveland Browns11100.02323.01100.000.023 158.3
1966NFL Washington Redskins11100.02121.000.000.021 118.8
1967NFL Washington Redskins11100.01717.000.000.017 118.8
Totals33100.06120.3133.300.023 

Rushing:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1958NFL Cleveland Browns805006.263 1
1959NFL Cleveland Browns1317435.790 5
1960NFL Cleveland Browns1115064.660 5
1961NFL Cleveland Browns1015485.456 5
1962NFL Washington Redskins155.00
1963NFL Washington Redskins3248.021 0
1964NFL Washington Redskins23316.519 0
1966NFL Washington Redskins1314110.848 1
1967NFL Washington Redskins611893.116 1
1968NFL Washington Redskins10464.613 0
Totals51327355.390 18

Receiving:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1958NFL Cleveland Browns161318.225 3
1959NFL Cleveland Browns3535110.076 4
1960NFL Cleveland Browns4561213.669 6
1961NFL Cleveland Browns3236811.552 3
1962NFL Washington Redskins72138419.281 11
1963NFL Washington Redskins69143620.899 7
1964NFL Washington Redskins6090415.160 10
1965NFL Washington Redskins6086714.480 6
1966NFL Washington Redskins5890515.670 9
1967NFL Washington Redskins6086614.465 6
1968NFL Washington Redskins141309.318 0
Totals521795415.399 65

Punt Returns:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1958NFL Cleveland Browns1416511.868 1
1959NFL Cleveland Browns1717710.478 1
1960NFL Cleveland Browns910111.234 0
1961NFL Cleveland Browns1416411.764 1
1962NFL Washington Redskins372.30
1963NFL Washington Redskins6498.228 0
1965NFL Washington Redskins11515.015 0
1966NFL Washington Redskins4215.213 0
1968NFL Washington Redskins100.00
Totals6969910.178 3

Kick Returns:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1958NFL Cleveland Browns1845425.298 1
1959NFL Cleveland Browns1123621.531 0
1960NFL Cleveland Browns1743225.490 1
1961NFL Cleveland Browns1642826.891 1
1962NFL Washington Redskins1239833.292 1
1963NFL Washington Redskins934338.192 1
1964NFL Washington Redskins35819.328 0
1965NFL Washington Redskins510621.235 0
1968NFL Washington Redskins1123521.443 0
Totals102269026.498 5

Defense and Fumbles:


Total Scoring:

Touchdowns Other Total
Year Team Rush Rec Punt Kick MFG Int Fum Other FG X/C Single 2Pt Saf Points
1958NFL Cleveland Browns131100036
1959NFL Cleveland Browns541000060
1960NFL Cleveland Browns560100072
1961NFL Cleveland Browns531100060
1962NFL Washington Redskins0110100072
1963NFL Washington Redskins070100048
1964NFL Washington Redskins010000060
1965NFL Washington Redskins60000036
1966NFL Washington Redskins19000060
1967NFL Washington Redskins1600042
Totals186535000000000546


Playing Career:


Honors

1959 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1963 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1964 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)


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