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Ron Mitchell

b. 1938

American football coach

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Born 1938. Ron Mitchell is an American basketball coach and american football coach.

Ronald Mitchell (born September 29, 1938) is an American former college football and college basketball coach.

Biography A Chicago native, Mitchell attended Crane High School there, where he was captain of the basketball and football teams. He went on to play both college basketball and college football at Kentucky State College.

Mitchell became the first African American appointed to a full-time athletics position at Boston University when we was hired as an assistant football and basketball coach in 1968. In 1971, he became the first African American appointed as head basketball coach for a major college program, also at Boston University.

Mitchell served as a head coach in three different college sports: men's basketball, women's basketball, and football: He was the head men's basketball coach at Boston University from 1971 to 1974, at Grinnell College from 1974 to 1976, and at Kentucky State University for one season in 1981–82. He was the interim head women's basketball coach at Kentucky State in 1980–81; the team won the 1981 NAIA women's basketball championship and Mitchell was named NAIA Coach of the Year. He served as the head women's basketball coach at Alabama State University from 1986 to 1998. He was the interim head football coach at Kentucky State for the final five games on the 1982 season and the interim head football coach at Alabama State for the 1985 season.

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Kentucky State University

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ron Mitchell?

American football coach

When was Ron Mitchell born?

Ron Mitchell was born on 29 September 1938.

What is Ron Mitchell's occupation?

Ron Mitchell is a basketball coach and american football coach.

What nationality is Ron Mitchell?

Ron Mitchell is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ron Mitchell

· Wikidata: Q7364177

· DBpedia: Ron Mitchell (coach)

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