Preston Mitchell

Preston Mitchell
Biographical details
Born(1914-05-06)May 6, 1914
DiedNovember 30, 1989(1989-11-30) (aged 75)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948–?Stephens-Lee HS (NC)
1959Delaware State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1954–1956Fisk
1956–1962Delaware State
Head coaching record
Overall1–7 (college)

Edward Preston Mitchell III (May 6, 1914 – November 30, 1989) was an American football coach, college athletics administrator, and educator. He served as the head football at Delaware State University for one season, in 1959, compiling a record of 1–7.[1] Mitchell came to Delaware State in 1956 when he was appointed as athletic director and head of the Department of Health and Physical Education. He had previously been athletic director and head of the Department of Health and Physical Education at Fisk University for two years.[2]

A native of Philadelphia, Mitchell graduated from Central High School. He attended Knoxville College and Temple University before serving in the United States Army in Africa and Europe during World War II. Mitchell earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at North Carolina College at Durham—now known as North Carolina Central University—and a Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Iowa.[3] In 1948, he was hired as the football coach at Stephens-Lee High School in Asheville, North Carolina.[4] Mitchell also taught physical education at Stephens-Lee.[5]

In 1962, Mitchell was hired as the head of the physical education department at Tennessee State University. He died on November 30, 1989, at Hubbard Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, after suffering from cancer.[6] Mitchell was buried at Nashville National Cemetery on December 4, 1989.[7]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Delaware State Hornets (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1959)
1959 Delaware State 1–71–6T–17th
Delaware State: 1–71–6
Total:1–7

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Mitchell Succeeds George As State College Grid Coach". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. September 5, 1959. p. 18. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Delaware State president names five new teachers". The Washington Afro-American. Washington, D.C. September 4, 1956. p. 19. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Google News.
  3. ↑ "E. Person Mitchell To Head Fisk Physical Ed. Program". Atlanta Daily World. Atlanta, Georgia. August 19, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved May 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Stephen-Lee Gridmen Play Thursday Night". The Asheville Citizen. Asheville, North Carolina. September 22, 1948. p. 17. Retrieved May 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Mitchell Appointed To Faculty At Fisk". The Asheville Citizen. Asheville, North Carolina. August 19, 1954. p. 44. Retrieved May 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "E.P. Mitchell III services Monday". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. December 2, 1989. p. 3B. Retrieved May 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Edward Preston Mitchell". Veterans Legacy Memorial. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
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