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  • John Mitchell (American football coach)
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  • John Mitchell, Jr. (born October 14, 1951) is an American football coach and former collegiate player. Over the course of his career, Mitchell has broken several racial barriers and has had the opportunity to work with many icons of the sport. Currently, he is the defensive line coach and assistant head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL).
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Number
  • 97
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  • 1
  • 5
  • 8
  • 125
  • At Alabama :
high school
  • Williamson High School
Birth Date
  • 1951-10-14
Team
  • Pittsburgh Steelers
NFLDraftedPick
  • 174
Status
  • Active
Name
  • John Mitchell
  • Mitchell, John
Align
  • right
Caption
  • Mitchell in Pittsburgh's Super Bowl XLIII parade
NFLDraftedTeam
Width
  • 260
NFLDraftedRound
  • 7
Height in
  • 3
imagewidth
  • 225
Birth Place
Weight lbs
  • 230
NFLDraftedYear
  • 1973
Title
College
Place of Birth
Before
coaching years
  • 1973
  • 1977
  • 1983
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • 1990
  • 1991
  • 1994
  • 2007
Years
  • 1994
  • 2007
After
  • current
Height ft
  • 6
Career Highlights
  • * 2× Super Bowl winner — XL (2005), XLIII (2008) * 4× AFC Champion — 1995, 2005, 2008, 2010 * NCAA Football National Champion — 1973 (Alabama) * 4× SEC champion — 1973 (Alabama), 1974 (Alabama), 1975 (Alabama), 1988 (LSU) * SWC champion — 1979 (Arkansas) * 2× SEC champion — 1971 (Alabama), 1972 (Alabama)
Position
  • Linebacker
  • Defensive end
Source
  • Steelers defensive coordinator, Dick LeBeau on Mitchell's contribution as a coach
Honors
  • 2
  • 1972
  • Alabama Sports Hall of Fame inductee
Quote
  • "Every player he gets, he makes better. I don’t know of a stronger testimony for a coach. Everybody he touches, he makes better."
Date of Birth
  • 1951-10-14
Short Description
  • American football player and coach
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  • John Mitchell, Jr. (born October 14, 1951) is an American football coach and former collegiate player. Over the course of his career, Mitchell has broken several racial barriers and has had the opportunity to work with many icons of the sport. Currently, he is the defensive line coach and assistant head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). As a player, Mitchell was the first African-American to play football for the storied Alabama Crimson Tide. In his second year with the program he became the first African-American co-captain at the school. The next year he became the team's first black assistant coach and also the youngest coach to have ever been hired at Alabama. Later he would break another barrier by becoming the first black defensive coordinator in the Southeastern Conference. His coaching career has spanned nearly 40 years during which time he has worked with several icons of the football coaching pantheon, including college coaching greats Bear Bryant and Lou Holtz as well as Bill Belichick and Bill Cowher in the pros. Teams he has coached have won championships at both the college and professional levels.