Hal Mitchell

American football player (1930–1993)

American football player

Hal Mitchell
No. 66
Mitchell, circa 1951
Position:	Offensive tackle, offensive guard
Personal information
Born:	(1930-08-11)August 11, 1930 Lawndale, California, U.S.
Died:	November 15, 1993(1993-11-15) (aged 63) Corralitos, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Leuzinger (Lawndale, California)
College:	UCLA
NFL draft:	1952 / Round: 4 / Pick: 167
Career history
As a player:
New York Giants (1952)
As a coach:
BYU (1961–1963) Head coach

Career highlights and awards
First-team All-PCC (1951)

Hal Dwane Mitchell (August 11, 1930 – November 15, 1993) was a professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants.^[1] He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and was drafted in the 14th round of the 1952 NFL Draft. Mitchell was the head football coach at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1961 to 1963, compiling an 8–22 record.^[2] Mitchell died of cancer on November 27, 1993, at his home in Corralitos, California.^[3]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
BYU Cougars (Skyline Conference) (1961)
1961	BYU	2–8	2–4	T–5th
BYU Cougars (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1963)
1962	BYU	4–6	2–2	T–3rd
1963	BYU	2–8	0–4	6th
BYU:		8–22	4–10
Total:		8–22

References

^ "Hal Mitchell Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
^ Morton, Chanel Barnes and Aaron. "A quick look at all 14 of BYU's football coaches | Deseret News". DeseretNews.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
^ "Hal D. Mitchell". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. November 30, 1993. p. 12. Retrieved November 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference

BYU Cougars head football coaches

Alvin Twitchell (1922–1924)
Charles J. Hart (1925–1927)
G. Ott Romney (1928–1936)
Eddie Kimball (1937–1941)
Floyd Millet (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Eddie Kimball (1946–1948)
Chick Atkinson (1949–1955)
Hal Kopp (1956–1958)
Tally Stevens (1959–1960)
Hal Mitchell (1961–1963)
Tommy Hudspeth (1964–1971)
LaVell Edwards (1972–2000)
Gary Crowton (2001–2004)
Bronco Mendenhall (2005–2015)
Kalani Sitake (2016– )

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New York Giants 1952 NFL draft selections