Bobby Mitchell
Biography
Robert Cornelius Mitchell (June 6, 1935 – April 5, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and professionally for the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins. In 1962 he was the first black player to sign with the Redskins, who were the last NFL team to racially integrate. After his playing career, Mitchell became an executive with Washington. He joined their scouting department 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 team following his death in 2020.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
103 releases · 13 albums · active 1975–2019
- Performance · 139
Studios: Montreux Jazz Festival · RCA Studios, New York · Sun West Studios · Chappell Morris Ltd.
Frequent collaborators
- Count Basie
- Various
- Count Basie And His Orchestra
- Count Basie Big Band
- Count Basie & His Orchestra