Willie Mitchell
William Anderson Mitchell "Top Cat"
Born: August 28, 1940
San Antonio, TX USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: Tennessee St.
High School: Phyllis Wheatley (San Antonio, TX)
Career: 1964-1970
Willie Mitchell played from 1964 to 1970 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Mitchell intercepted 16 passes for 302 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 18 | 160 | 8.9 | 36 | 0 | 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 19 | 242 | 12.7 | 71 | 1 | 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 101 | 7.8 | 35 | 0 | 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 17 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | 52 | 531 | 10.2 | 71 | 1 | |
| NFL | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 17 | 0 | |
| Totals | 56 | 564 | 10.1 | 71 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 178 | 25.4 | 36 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | 7 | 178 | 25.4 | 36 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 178 | 25.4 | 36 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 37 | 1 | 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 60 | 1 | 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 55 | 1 | 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 46 | 0 | 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | 16 | 302 | 18.9 | 60 | 3 | |
| Totals | 16 | 302 | 18.9 | 60 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1964 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1965 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1966 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1967 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1964 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 7 | 1965 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 14 | 1966 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 14 | 1967 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 9 | 1968 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 9 | 1969 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 | 1970 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 |
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Honors
1965 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
