Mitchell was a hell of a broken field runner after he caught the pass.
Al Kaline, great player in any era. 68 Tigers had a hell of a line up with McAuiliff, Cash, Kaline, Hortion, and Freehan. Pitching was a tad light after McLain and Lolich but Hiller and Dobson in the pen were tough. The team ERA was 2.71 none the less.
I got to see most of them play in the minors with the old Knoxville Smokies...
‘Mitchell was a hell of a broken field runner after he caught the pass.’
Mitchell was traded by the Browns to the Redskins for the great Ernie Davis, who tragically died of leukemia without ever playing a down in the NFL...