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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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Born: | (1944-09-22) September 22, 1944 (age 80) Wharton, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
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College: | Texas Southern | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1967 / round: 11 / pick: 283 | ||||||||
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Leroy Mitchell (born September 22, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Southern Tigers. In 1967, he joined the AFL's Boston Patriots. He played there for two seasons and was an AFL All-Star selection in 1968. He would go on to play in the NFL for the Houston Oilers (1970), and the Denver Broncos (1971–1973).
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