Bobby Mitchell

Bobby Mitchell

Mitchell in 2010
No. 49
Position:	Halfback wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	(1935-06-06)June 6, 1935 Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Died:	April 5, 2020(2020-04-05) (aged 84)
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:	Langston (Hot Springs)
College:	Illinois (1954–1957)
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 (1969–1972) Scout Washington Redskins (1973–1977) Director of pro scouting Washington Redskins (1978–1980) Executive assistant to the president Washington Redskins (1981–2002) Assistant general manager
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 Washington Commanders 90 Greatest Washington Commanders Ring of Fame Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor First-team All-Big Ten (1955) Second-team All-Big Ten (1957) As an executive 3× Super Bowl champion (XVII, XXII, XXVI) NFL record Longest receiving touchdown: 99 yards (tied)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 521 Receiving yards: 7,954 Receiving touchdowns: 65 Rushing yards: 2,753 Rushing average: 5.3 Rushing touchdowns: 18 Return yards: 3,380 Return touchdowns: 8
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Robert Cornelius Mitchell (June 6, 1935 – April 5, 2020) was an American football halfback and wide receiver. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins. He was the first black player to play for the Redskins, who were the last NFL team to racially integrate.

Mitchell joined the Redskins' scouting department following his playing career in 1969 and was named assistant general manager in 1981, spending over 40 years with the team in total before retiring in 2002. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and had his jersey number 49 retired by the Redskins following his death in 2020.