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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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Born: | Wharton, Texas, U.S. | September 22, 1944||||||||
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College: | Texas Southern | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1967: 11th round, 283rd pick | ||||||||
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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). [1] 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).