Bill Mitchell

Athlete

1935 –

46

Who is Bill Mitchell?

Bill Mitchell is a former award winning professional Canadian football centre in the Canadian Football League. He also regularly played defensive line and was a kicker.

Born in England and coming to Canada at 11 years old, Mitchell graduated from the University of Western Ontario as the Mustangs most valuable player. The Toronto Argonauts stirred up considerable controversy when they selected him in the draft, as they passed over Lionel Conacher Jr., who went to the Montreal Alouettes. However, the Boatmen were immediately rewarded, as Mitchell played both offensive and defensive line and won the Gruen Trophy as best rookie in the Eastern Conference. He also scored 60 points in 1962 as a back up kicker when Cookie Gilchrist was injured.

After three season in Toronto, he was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos in a blockbuster 6 player deal that saw the famed Jackie Parker head east. In three seasons in Edmonton, besides being a lineman, he scored 123 points with his boot, including a 58 yard field goal which was the longest in CFL history at the time.

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Born
Aug 2, 1935
London
Lived in
  • London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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