Lydell Mitchell
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[edit] Biography
Lydell Mitchell (Lydell Douglas Mitchell) was born on May 30, 1949 in Salem, New Jersey. After going to high school at Salem (NJ), Mitchell attended Pennsylvania State University. Mitchell made his professional debut in the NFL in 1972 with the Baltimore Colts. He played for the Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers and Los Angeles Rams over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that 1975 was Lydell Mitchell's best year, as he ran for 1193 yards, ran in 11 TDs, hauled in 60 receptions, had 544 receiving yards and caught 4 TD passes.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | BLC | NFL | 11 | 45 | 215 | 4.8 | 1 | 14 |
| 1973 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 253 | 963 | 3.8 | 2 | 36 |
| 1974 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 214 | 757 | 3.5 | 5 | 31t |
| 1975 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 289 | 1193 | 4.1 | 11 | 70t |
| 1976 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 289 | 1200 | 4.2 | 5 | 43 |
| 1977 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 301 | 1159 | 3.9 | 3 | 64t |
| 1978 | SDG | NFL | 16 | 214 | 820 | 3.8 | 3 | 25 |
| 1979 | SDG | NFL | 12 | 63 | 211 | 3.3 | 0 | 15 |
| 1980 | LAM | NFL | 2 | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 year NFL career | 111 | 1675 | 6534 | 3.9 | 30 | 0 | ||
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | BLC | NFL | 11 | 18 | 147 | 8.2 | 1 | 26 |
| 1973 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 17 | 113 | 6.6 | 0 | 14 |
| 1974 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 72 | 544 | 7.6 | 2 | 24 |
| 1975 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 60 | 544 | 9.1 | 4 | 35t |
| 1976 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 60 | 555 | 9.3 | 3 | 40t |
| 1977 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 71 | 620 | 8.7 | 4 | 38 |
| 1978 | SDG | NFL | 16 | 57 | 500 | 8.8 | 2 | 55t |
| 1979 | SDG | NFL | 12 | 19 | 159 | 8.4 | 1 | 24 |
| 1980 | LAM | NFL | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 year NFL career | 111 | 376 | 3203 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | BLC | NFL | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | SDG | NFL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | SDG | NFL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAM | NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 year NFL career | 111 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | BLC | NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | BLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | SDG | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | SDG | NFL | 12 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAM | NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 year NFL career | 111 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||
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