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rdfs:label	Bill Mitchell (Canadian football)
rdfs:comment	Bill Mitchell (born August 2, 1935) is a former award winning center in the Canadian Football League. He also regularly played defensive line and was a kicker. Born in England and coming to Canada at 11 years old, Mitchell graduated from the University of Western Ontario as the Mustangs most valuable player. The Toronto Argonauts stirred up considerable controversy when they selected him in the draft, as they passed over Lionel Conacher Jr., (the son of Canadian sports legend Lionel Conacher) who went to the Montreal Alouettes. However, the Boatmen were immediately rewarded, as Mitchell played both offensive and defensive line (and intercepted 2 passes) and won the Gruen Trophy as best rookie in the Eastern Conference. He also scored 60 points in 1962 as a back up kicker when Cookie Gilchr
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Birth Date	1935-08-02
Status	Retired
Name	Bill Mitchell Mitchell, Bill
Birth Place	London England
Import	yes
Awards	1960
playing teams	Edmonton Eskimos Toronto Argonauts BC Lions
Place of Birth	London England
playing years	-
Stats	Y
Career Highlights	Y
CIS	University of Western Ontario
Position	Kicker Center
Date of Birth	1935-08-02
Short Description	Canadian football player
abstract	Bill Mitchell (born August 2, 1935) is a former award winning center in the Canadian Football League. He also regularly played defensive line and was a kicker. Born in England and coming to Canada at 11 years old, Mitchell graduated from the University of Western Ontario as the Mustangs most valuable player. The Toronto Argonauts stirred up considerable controversy when they selected him in the draft, as they passed over Lionel Conacher Jr., (the son of Canadian sports legend Lionel Conacher) who went to the Montreal Alouettes. However, the Boatmen were immediately rewarded, as Mitchell played both offensive and defensive line (and intercepted 2 passes) and won the Gruen Trophy as best rookie in the Eastern Conference. He also scored 60 points in 1962 as a back up kicker when Cookie Gilchrist was injured. After 3 season in Toronto, he was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos in a blockbuster 6 player deal that saw the famed Jackie Parker head east. In 3 seasons in Edmonton, besides being a lineman, he scored 123 points with his boot, including a 58 yard field goal (versus the Calgary Stampeders on August 17, 1964) which was the longest in CFL history at the time. Mitchell was traded to the British Columbia Lions in 1966 and scored his highest points in a season that year with 67. He eventually retired 3 games into the 1968 season. His brother Doug Mitchell also played in the CFL with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Montreal Alouettes.