| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1894 |
| Died | October 21, 1963 (aged 69) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1915–1918 | Oregon |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1920s | San Mateo HS (CA) |
| c. 1930 | California (line) |
| 1932–1935 | Nevada |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–20–3 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Far Western (1932–1933) | |
| Awards | |
| First-team All-PCC (1916) | |
Clarence Leon "Brick" Mitchell (c. 1894 – October 21, 1963) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1932 to 1935, compiling a record of 10–20–3. Mitchell played college football as the University of Oregon from 1915 to 1918. He was selected to the 1916 All-Pacific Coast football team as an end. Before he was hired at Nevada, Mitchell worked as a line coach under Nibs Price at the University of California, Berkeley.[1] Mitchell coached football at San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California in the 1920s and led them to a state championship in 1926. In 1958, he was teaching mechanical drawing at Oroville High School in Oroville, California.[2] Mitchell died at the age of 69, on October 21, 1963, at the University of California Hospital in San Francisco.[3]
- ^ "Brick Mitchell Named Head Coach at Nevada". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. United Press. March 13, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved October 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Down Memory Lane". San Mateo Times. San Mateo, California. February 10, 1958. p. 10. Retrieved October 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "C. L. Mitchell". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. Associated Press. October 25, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved August 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
