Ron Mitchell (coach)

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Ron Mitchell
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Mitchell, circa 1965
Biographical details
Born (1938-09-29) September 29, 1938 (age 84)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater Kentucky State College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1968 Boston University (freshmen)
1969–1971Boston University (defensive coordinator) [1]
1982 Kentucky State (interim HC)
1985 Alabama State (interim HC)
Men's basketball
1968–? Boston University (freshmen)
1971–1974Boston University
1974–1976 Grinnell
1981–1982 Kentucky State
Women's basketball
1980–1981 Kentucky State (interim HC)
1986–1998 Alabama State
Head coaching record
Overall3–13 (football)
53–88 (men's basketball)

Ronald Mitchell (born September 29, 1938) is an American former college football and college basketball coach.

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Biography

A Chicago native, Mitchell attended Crane High School there, where he was captain of the basketball and football teams. [2] He went on to play both college basketball and college football at Kentucky State College. [3] He later served in the United States Army at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. [3] He received a master's degree in health, physical education and recreation from Indiana University in 1967. [4]

Mitchell became the first African American appointed to a full-time athletics position at Boston University when we was hired as an assistant football and basketball coach in 1968. [5] In 1971, he became the first African American appointed as head basketball coach for a major college program, also at Boston University. [3]

Mitchell served as a head coach in three different college sports: men's basketball, women's basketball, and football:

Head coaching record

Football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Kentucky State Thorobreds (NCAA Division II independent)(1982)
1982 Kentucky State0–5 [n 1]
Kentucky State:0–5
Alabama State Hornets (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(1985)
1985 Alabama State 3–82–56th
Alabama State:3–82–5
Total:3–13

Notes

  1. ↑ LeRoy Smith resigned on October 19. Mitchell served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Concannon, Joe (December 6, 1971). "BU five has 'attitude,' Galvin, Boyd help too". The Boston Globe . p. 31. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Concannon, Joe (March 2, 1971). "Mitchell sees rosy BU future". The Boston Globe . p. 28. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ron Mitchell, A Black, Named BU Cage Coach". Valley News . Lebanon, New Hampshire. UPI. March 2, 1971. p. 9. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Mitchell, Ky. State Aide, Takes Boston U. Position". The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky. May 29, 1968. p. B9. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Boston University Names Negro Coach". Albany Democrat-Herald . Albany, Oregon. AP. May 29, 1968. p. 11. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "KSU 1981 Women's Basketball National Champs to be Honored at NAIA Championships". ksuthorobreds.com. March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  7. ↑ Kentucky State University Football Media Guide, Coaching Records — via kysu.edu
  8. ↑ "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 26, 2012.
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