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Bobby Mitchell

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WSH · FL-HB-WR

Bobby Mitchell recorded 142 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with WSH, Cleveland Browns.

▶Best highlights

56.0

rec yds/gm

19.3

rush yds/gm

1

playoff games

142

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bobby Mitchell's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1959
W
CLEVELANDBROWNS
WSH
NOV 15, 1959

Cleveland Browns vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 15, 1959

2 rec · -6 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1963
W
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
WSH
NOV 17, 1963

Pittsburgh Steelers vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1963

11 rec · 218 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1960
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SEP 25, 1960

Cleveland Browns vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 25, 1960

5 rec · 34 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1961
CLEVELANDBROWNS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
OCT 22, 1961

Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Oct 22, 1961

4 rec · 47 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1964
W
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
WSH
OCT 11, 1964

Philadelphia Eagles vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1964

12 rec · 183 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bobby Mitchell's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 218 receiving yards

Regular Season
1963
W
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
WSH
NOV 17, 1963

Pittsburgh Steelers vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 17, 1963

11 rec · 218 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 12 receptions

Regular Season
1964
W
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
WSH
OCT 11, 1964

Philadelphia Eagles vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1964

12 rec · 183 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1966
W
ARIZONACARDINALS
WSH
OCT 23, 1966

Arizona Cardinals vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 23, 1966

4 rec · 87 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bobby Mitchell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1956–1965

01
CLEMITCHELL—Bobby Mitchell
CLEBROWN32Jim Brown
CLERYAN—Frank Ryan

The greatest runner becomes the entire geometry

Cleveland Browns · Jim Brown and the 1964 title

Brown led the league in rushing eight times in nine seasons and powered Cleveland's most recent championship in 1964.

Read the era story →

Career accomplishments

NFL receiving yards leader · 1962, 196311 NFL seasons142 career games61 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns2,735 career rushing yards18 career rushing touchdowns521 career receptions7,954 career receiving yards65 career receiving touchdownsCollege: Illinois1 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 28, 1958Most recent: Dec 15, 1968

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history