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FILE - In this Nov. 14, 1993, file photo, Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula is carried on his team's shoulders after his 325th victory, against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. Sports in 2020 was an unending state of mourning. Sports in 2020 was an unending state of mourning. Football lost a big piece of its heart: Don Shula, Gale Sayers, Paul Hornung, Bobby Mitchell. (AP Photo/ George Widman, File)

From Kobe to Maradona, a year of staggering losses in sports

By FRED LIEF - Associated Press

Empty standing room spots are seen at FedEx Field during the first half of an NFL football game between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

LOVERRO: Keeping name or changing it costs Redskins

By Thom Loverro

In this Jan. 11, 1964, file photo, fullback Jim Brown, left, and flanker back Bobby Mitchell, once a feared duo for the Cleveland Browns before Mitchell was dealt to Washington, are back together as teammates, as they prepare for the annual Pro Bowl at Los Angeles. Mitchell, the speedy late 1950s and ’60s NFL offensive star the Browns and the Washington Redskins, has died. He was 84. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Sunday night, April 5, 2020, that Mitchell’s family said he died in the afternoon. (AP Photo/Harold Filan) ** FILE **

Redskins to retire Bobby Mitchell’s number

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 1964, file photo, fullback Jim Brown, left, and flanker back Bobby Mitchell, once a feared duo for the Cleveland Browns before Mitchell was dealt to Washington, are back together as teammates, as they prepare for the annual Pro Bowl at Los Angeles. Mitchell, the speedy late 1950s and ’60s NFL offensive star the Browns and the Washington Redskins, has died. He was 84. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Sunday night, April 5, 2020, that Mitchell’s family said he died in the afternoon. (AP Photo/Harold Filan, File)

Bobby Mitchell hero Redskins didn’t always deserve

By Thom Loverro

Bobby Mitchell, flanker back for the Washington Redskins, makes a leaping catch on the goal line of a 38 yard pass from quarterback Norman Snead in the October 14, 1962 game in St. Louis against the Cardinals. Mitchell tumbled into the end zone on the play for a touchdown. Norman Beal is the Cardinal defender. The National Football League contest ended in a 17-17 tie. (AP Photo) **FILE**

Bobby Mitchell, former Redskins great, dies at 84

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 2, 2014, file photo, Bobby Mitchell is introduced before the inaugural Pro Football Hall of Fame Fan Fest at the International Exposition Center in Cleveland. Mitchell, the speedy late 1950s and ’60s NFL offensive star for the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins, has died. He was 84. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Sunday night, April 5, 2020, that Mitchell’s family said he died in the afternoon. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

Pro Football Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell dies at 84

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

** FILE ** RB Ernie Davis, Syracuse (1962, 1st) - One of just two No. 1 overall picks Redskins have had, he was traded to the Browns for WR Bobby Mitchell (among others) and died of leukemia in 1963.

Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell tackles leukemia once again with golf tourney

By Nicolas Nightingale - The Washington Times

SNYDER: Racial equality slow to reach NFL’s front office

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Bobby Mitchell Classic brings together 45 Hall of Famers to fight common opponent: cancer

By Nick Eilerson - The Washington Times

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley yells at an official during his teams' NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Browns celebrate past with ring of honor

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This day in Redskins history

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