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Bill Mitchell (born August 2, 1935) is a former award winning center 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., (the son of Canadian sports legend Lionel Conacher) who went to the Montreal Alouettes. However, the Boatmen were immediately rewarded, as Mitchell played both offensive and defensive line (and intercepted 2 passes) 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 Gilchr

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  • Bill Mitchell (Canadian football)
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  • Bill Mitchell (born August 2, 1935) is a former award winning center 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., (the son of Canadian sports legend Lionel Conacher) who went to the Montreal Alouettes. However, the Boatmen were immediately rewarded, as Mitchell played both offensive and defensive line (and intercepted 2 passes) 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 Gilchr
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  • 1935-08-02(xsd:date)
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  • Retired
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  • Bill Mitchell
  • Mitchell, Bill
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  • yes
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  • 1960(xsd:integer)
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  • Y
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  • Kicker
  • Center
Date of Birth
  • 1935-08-02(xsd:date)
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  • Canadian football player
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  • Bill Mitchell (born August 2, 1935) is a former award winning center 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., (the son of Canadian sports legend Lionel Conacher) who went to the Montreal Alouettes. However, the Boatmen were immediately rewarded, as Mitchell played both offensive and defensive line (and intercepted 2 passes) 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 3 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 3 seasons in Edmonton, besides being a lineman, he scored 123 points with his boot, including a 58 yard field goal (versus the Calgary Stampeders on August 17, 1964) which was the longest in CFL history at the time. Mitchell was traded to the British Columbia Lions in 1966 and scored his highest points in a season that year with 67. He eventually retired 3 games into the 1968 season. His brother Doug Mitchell also played in the CFL with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Montreal Alouettes.
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