John Mitchell with the Pittsburgh Steelers
With the Pittsburgh Steelers. Photo: AxsDeny, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Linebacker, Alabama, to 1972

John Mitchell

Born
Oct 14, 1951, in Mobile, Alabama

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John Mitchell played linebacker at Alabama (to 1972). The San Francisco 49ers took Mitchell in round 7, No. 174 overall in the 1973 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1972
First-team All-SEC
Drafted
No. 174
Round 7, 1973 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Honors

Team titles: SEC champions, 1972

All-America: AFCA 1972

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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