Bobby Mitchell

Receptions:	521
Receiving yards:	7,954
Receiving touchdowns:	65
Rushing yards:	2,753
Rushing average:	5.3
Rushing touchdowns:	18
Return yards:	3,380
Return touchdowns:	8

Bobby Mitchell
	Mitchell in 2010
No. 49
Position:	Halfback; wide receiver;
Personal information
Born:	June 6, 1935; Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Died:	April 5, 2020 (aged 84)
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:	Langston (Hot Springs)
College:	Illinois (1954–1957)
NFL draft:	1958 / round: 7 / pick: 84
Career history
As a player:
	Cleveland Browns (1958–1961); Washington Redskins (1962–1968);
As an executive:
	Washington Redskins (1969–1972) ; Scout; Washington Redskins (1973–1977) ; Director of pro scouting; Washington Redskins (1978–1980) ; Executive assistant to the president; Washington Redskins (1981–2002) ; Assistant general manager;
Career highlights and awards
	As a player 3× first-team All-Pro (1962–1964); 2× second-team All-Pro (1959, 1960); 4× Pro Bowl (1960, 1962–1964); NFL receptions leader (1962); 2× NFL receiving yards leader (1962, 1963); NFL receiving touchdowns co-leader (1964); Washington Commanders No. 49 retired; Washington Commanders 90 Greatest; Washington Commanders Ring of Fame; Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor; First-team All-Big Ten (1955); Second-team All-Big Ten (1957); As an executive 3× Super Bowl champion (XVII, XXII, XXVI); NFL record Longest receiving touchdown: 99 yards (tied);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	521
Receiving yards:	7,954
Receiving touchdowns:	65
Rushing yards:	2,753
Rushing average:	5.3
Rushing touchdowns:	18
Return yards:	3,380
Return touchdowns:	8
	Player stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

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. He was the first black player to play for 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 Redskins following his death in 2020.