Barry Mitchelson

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Barry Mitchelson
Profile
Positions End   Kicker
Personal information
Bornc. 1942 (age 8283)
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
University Western Ontario
CFL draft 1964: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Career history
1964 1966 Edmonton Eskimos
1966 Toronto Argonauts

Edward Barry Mitchelson (born c. 1942) is a retired Canadian football player who played for the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts. He played college football at the University of Western Ontario. [1]

While playing for the Eskimos, Mitchelson attended the University of Alberta and was a member of the school's basketball team. He joined the school's faculty in 1967 and was head men's basketball coach for nine seasons. From 1981 to 1988, he was deputy minister of Alberta recreation and parks. [2] He was a member of the Board of Directors for Calgary Olympic Organizing Committee of the 1988 Winter Olympics. [3]

References

  1. "Barry Mitchelson". StatsCrew.com.
  2. "E. Barry Mitchelson". Bears and Pandas. University of Alberta.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. OCO'88 (1988), XV Olympic Winter Games: Official Report (in English and French), XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee, p. 658, ISBN   0-921060-26-2 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)