Mitch Willis

{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Mitch Willis | number = 98, 73 | position = Nose tackle, defensive tackle | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|3|16}} | birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 8 | weight_lb = 278 | high_school = Arlington-Lamar {{avoid wrap|(Arlington, Texas)}} | college = SMU | draftyear = 1984 | draftround = 7 | draftpick = 183 | pastteams = * Los Angeles Raiders ({{NFL Year|1985|1988}}) * Atlanta Falcons (1988) * Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1989}}) * Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|1990}}) |highlights = * Second-team All-SWC (1983) | statlabel1 = Sacks | statvalue1 = 2.0 | pfr = WillMi24 }}

'''Otis Mitch Willis''' (born March 16, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle and defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/176873994/ | title=Willis: 'I never saw anything like that' | work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram | date=March 29, 1987 | accessdate=17 July 2025 | author=Phillips, Michael | pages=15A}}</ref> He played college football for the SMU Mustangs. He played six seasons in the NFL for the Los Angeles Raiders from 1985 to 1988, Atlanta Falcons in 1988, and Dallas Cowboys in 1990.

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