Bobby Mitchell Autographs
Robert Cornelius Mitchell (June 6, 1935 – April 5, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a halfback and wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and professionally for the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins. In 1962 he was the first black player to sign with the Redskins, who were the last NFL team to racially integrate.
After his playing career, Mitchell became an executive with Washington. He joined their scouting department in 1969 and was named assistant general manager in 1981, spending over 40 years with the team in total before retiring in 2002. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and had his jersey number 49 retired by the team following his death in 2020.
Mitchell was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and attended Langston High School. There, he played football, basketball, and track, and was good enough at baseball to be offered a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Current items with a signature of Bobby Mitchell
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Traded items with a signature of Bobby Mitchell
The most expensive item with a signature of Bobby Mitchell (1990's Ray Nitschke,Dick Butkus Bobby Mitchell,Signed Full Size Auth. Helmet,JSA) was sold in December 2013 for $499.99 while the cheapest item (Bobby Mitchell signed card AUTO 1983 topps TWINS) found a new owner for $0.25 in July 2010. The month with the most items sold (6) was April 2010 with an average selling price of $18.49 for an autographed item of Bobby Mitchell. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with $149.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.95 was May 2021. In average, an autographed item from Bobby Mitchell is worth $4.24.
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Bobby Mitchell signed Baseball Trading Cards by Manufacturer
