Bobby Mitchell

Receptions	521
Receiving yards	7,954
Rushing yards	2,753
Rushing average	5.3
Return yards	3,380
Total touchdowns	91
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Bobby Mitchell
	Mitchell with the Cleveland Browns in 1959
No. 49
Positions	Halfback, wide receiver
Personal information
Born	June 6, 1935; Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	April 5, 2020 (aged 84)
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school	Langston (Hot Springs)
College	Illinois (1954–1957)
NFL draft	1958: 7th round, 84th overall pick
Career history
Playing
	Cleveland Browns (1958–1961); Washington Redskins (1962–1968);
Operations
	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;
Awards and highlights
	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 records: Longest receiving touchdown: 99 yards (tied);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions
Receptions	521
Receiving yards	7,954
Rushing yards	2,753
Rushing average	5.3
Return yards	3,380
Total touchdowns	91
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	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. 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.