Mitch Donahue

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Mitch Donahue
Date of birth (1968-02-04) February 4, 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Career information
Position(s) Linebacker
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight254 lb (115 kg)
US college Wyoming
High school Billings West
(Billings, Montana)
NFL draft 1991 / round: 4 / pick: 95
Career history
As player
1991–1992 San Francisco 49ers
1993–1994 Denver Broncos
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Mitch Donahue (born February 4, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a defensive lineman for the Wyoming Cowboys and was a two-time Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Defensive Player of the Year. [1] He later spent four seasons in the NFL. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL draft. [2]

He was born in Los Angeles, and graduated in 1986 from Billings West High School in Billings, Montana.

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References

  1. Blevins, Dave (2012). College Football Awards: All National and Conference Winners Through 2010. McFarland. p. 146. ISBN   9780786490806 . Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  2. "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.