{{Short description|American football player (born 1953)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Use American English|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Melvin Mitchell | number = 68, 64, 60 | position = Guard, center, tackle | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|02|21|mf=y}} | birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 260 | high_school = Lincoln (Dallas) | college = Tennessee State | draftyear = 1976 | draftround = 4 | draftpick = 98 | pastteams = * Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1976}}–{{NFL Year|1977}}) * Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1977}}) * Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1978}}) * Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1980}}) | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 34 | statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue2 = 1 | pfr = MitcMe21 }}
'''Melvin Mitchell''' (born February 21, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Mitchell was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and attended Tennessee State University. As a senior he was named to the Pittsburgh Courier's 51st Annual Black All-American Team.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=Dec 21, 1975 |title=All-America List Names Fisk, TSU |work=The Tennessean}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Nunn |first=Bill |date=Jan 3, 1976 |title=Courier / Gulf Black All-American Football Team |work=Pittsburgh Courier}}</ref>
He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 1976 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/163036623/|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|via=Newspapers.com|date=November 24, 1978|page=82|title=Dolphins sign ex-Lion Mitchell to fill spot for injured Newman|agency=Associated Press}} {{Open access}}</ref>
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