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Tom Mitchell (American football)

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College:
  
Bucknell

Name
  
Tom Mitchell

Positions
  
Tight end

Receiving TDs:
  
24

Weight
  
99 kg

Receptions:
  
239

Height
  
1.88 m

Receiving yards:
  
3,181

Role
  
American football player


Tom Mitchell (American football) Tom Mitchell Australian footballer Wikipedia

Date of birth:
  
(1944-08-22) August 22, 1944 (age 71)

Place of birth:
  
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.

Education
  
Bucknell University, University of Miami

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.

Tom Mitchell (American football) Former Colts tight end Tom Mitchell dies at age 72 Baltimore Sun

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Tom Mitchell (American football) Wikipedia