Biographical details | |
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Born | Arkansas City, Kansas, U.S. | December 3, 1923
Died | July 5, 2009 Sun City, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 85)
Playing career | |
1946–1948 | Oklahoma |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1949 | Blackwell HS (OK) |
1950 | Tulsa (assistant) |
1951–1952 | Texas Tech (backfield) |
1953–1954 | Wichita |
1955–1957 | Arkansas |
1958–1966 | Kansas |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 74–59–7 (college) |
Bowls | 1–0 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 MVC (1954) | |
Awards | |
Jack Churchill Mitchell (December 3, 1923 – July 5, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Municipal University of Wichita—now known as Wichita State University—from 1953 to 1954, the University of Arkansas from 1955 to 1957, and the University of Kansas from 1958 to 1966. compiling a career college football record of 72–61–7. Mitchell played football at the University of Oklahoma as a quarterback from 1946 to 1948. He was named an All-American in 1948. After retiring from coaching, Mitchell moved to Wellington, Kansas to become a publisher at The Wellington Daily News.