:Hal Mitchell
{{Short description|American football player (1930–1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Hal Mitchell
| image = Hal Mitchell 1951.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Mitchell, circa 1951
| number = 66
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|8|11}}
| birth_place = Lawndale, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1993|11|15|1930|8|11}}
| death_place = Corralitos, California, U.S.
| position = Offensive tackle, offensive guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 225
| high_school = Leuzinger
(Lawndale, California)
| college = UCLA
| draftyear = 1952
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 167
| pastteams =
- New York Giants (1952)
| pastcoaching =
- BYU (1961–1963)
Head coach
| highlights =
}}
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.{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Hal Mitchell Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MitcHa20.htm |website=pro-football-reference.com |publisher= |access-date=22 April 2022 |language= |date=}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/top/3528/9/Hal-Mitchell-A-quick-look-at-all-14-of-BYUs-football-coaches.html|title=A quick look at all 14 of BYU's football coaches|last=Morton|first=Chanel Barnes and Aaron|work=DeseretNews.com|access-date=November 20, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031226/https://www.deseretnews.com/top/3528/9/Hal-Mitchell-A-quick-look-at-all-14-of-BYUs-football-coaches.html|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=dead}} Mitchell died of cancer on November 27, 1993, at his home in Corralitos, California.{{cite news |author= |title=Hal D. Mitchell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25035575/santa_cruz_sentinel/ |newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel |location=Santa Cruz, California |date=November 30, 1993 |page=12 |access-date=November 1, 2018 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Head coaching record
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = BYU Cougars
| conf = Skyline Conference
| startyear = 1961
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1961
| name = BYU
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = T–5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = BYU Cougars
| conf = Western Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1962
| endyear = 1963
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1962
| name = BYU
| overall = 4–6
| conference = 2–2
| confstanding = T–3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1963
| name = BYU
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 0–4
| confstanding = 6th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = BYU
| overall = 8–22
| confrecord = 4–10
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 8–22
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
References
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External links
- {{Footballstats |nfl=2521350 |cfl= |afl= |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |fox= |si= |pfr=M/MitcHa20 |rotoworld= }}
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Category:American football offensive guards
Category:American football offensive tackles
Category:BYU Cougars football coaches
Category:UCLA Bruins football players
Category:New York Giants players
Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California
Category:Sportspeople from Lawndale, California
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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