Leonard Mitchell
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| Positions | Offensive tackle, defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | October 12, 1958 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Washington (TX) | ||||||||
| College | Houston | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1981: 1st round, 27th overall pick | ||||||||
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Leonard Boyd Mitchell (born October 12, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s.
Career
He played college football for the Houston Cougars, and earned All-American honors. Mitchell was selected 27th overall in the first round of the 1981 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons of the NFL.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "1981 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
- ↑ "Houston defensive end Leonard Mitchell, whom the Philadelphia coaching..." United Press International.
Categories:
- 1958 births
- Living people
- All-American college football players
- American football offensive tackles
- American football defensive ends
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Houston Cougars football players
- Players of American football from Houston
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1950s birth stubs
- American football defensive lineman, 1950s birth stubs