Biographical details | |
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Born | c. 1894 |
Died | (1963-10-21)October 21, 1963 (aged 69) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1915–1918 | Oregon |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1920s | San Mateo HS (CA) |
c. 1930 | California (line) |
1932–1935 | Nevada |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 10–20–3 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 Far Western (1932–1933) | |
Awards | |
First-team All-PCC (1916) | |
Clarence Leon "Brick" Mitchell (c. 1894 – October 21, 1963) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1932 to 1935, compiling a record of 10–20–3. Mitchell played college football as the University of Oregon from 1915 to 1918. He was selected to the 1916 All-Pacific Coast football team as an end. Before he was hired at Nevada, Mitchell worked as a line coach under Nibs Price at the University of California, Berkeley. Mitchell coached football at San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California in the 1920s and led them to a state championship in 1926. In 1958, he was teaching mechanical drawing at Oroville High School in Oroville, California. Mitchell died at the age of 69, on October 21, 1963, at the University of California Hospital in San Francisco.
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Nevada Wolf Pack (Far Western Conference) (1932–1935) | |||||||||
1932 | Nevada | 3–3–2 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
1933 | Nevada | 4–4 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
1934 | Nevada | 1–7–1 | 0–4–1 | 6th | |||||
1935 | Nevada | 2–6 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
Nevada: | 10–20–3 | 7–6–2 | |||||||
Total: | 10–20–3 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- "Brick Mitchell Named Head Coach at Nevada". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. United Press. March 13, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved October 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Down Memory Lane". San Mateo Times. San Mateo, California. February 10, 1958. p. 10. Retrieved October 1, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
- "C. L. Mitchell". Daily Independent Journal. San Rafael, California. Associated Press. October 25, 1963. p. 4. Retrieved August 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
Nevada Wolf Pack head football coaches | |
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# denotes interim head coach |