Sunday, July 16, 2017

Tom Mitchell obit

Former Baltimore Colt Tom Mitchell Dies

 

He was not on the list.


A former Baltimore Colts has died, 11 News has learned.

Tom Mitchell passed away Sunday around 7:30 p.m. He was 72 years old.

Mitchell is a former Baltimore Colts player. He played for the Oakland Raiders in 1966, and then came to the Baltimore Colts from 1968–1973. Afterwards, Mitchell went to the 49ers. He also owned a miniature golf course in the area.

It’s unclear how he died.

A 6'2", 215 lb (98 kg). tight end from Bucknell University and member of the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame, Mitchell played one season (1966) for the American Football League (AFL)'s Oakland Raiders, and ten seasons (1968–1977) in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and the San Francisco 49ers. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" and his pouring of 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.[2] He was father-in-law to former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and current Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano, and grandfather to Bucknell defensive lineman Joe Schiano.

Career history

 

    Oakland Raiders (1966)

    Baltimore Colts (1968–1973)

    San Francisco 49ers (1974–1977)

 

Awards and highlights

 

    Super Bowl champion (V)

    NFL champion (1968)

    2× First-team Little All-American (1964, 1965)

    First-team All-East (1965)

 

Career statistics

Receptions        239

Receiving yards               3,181

Receiving touchdowns 24

 

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