Douglas Mitchell
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Doug Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 19, 1939 |
| Football career | |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| College | Colorado College University of British Columbia |
| Career history | |
| As administrator | |
| 1984–1988 | CFL Commissioner |
| As player | |
| 1960 | BC Lions |
Douglas Harding Mitchell, OC AOE QC (born February 19, 1939) is a former Canadian Football League player, executive, and commissioner.
A graduate of Colorado College and the University of British Columbia (UBC), Mitchell played three games for the BC Lions in 1960. He earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from UBC in 1962.[1][2]
Mitchell later became the commissioner of the CFL, serving from 1984 to 1988.
He has been inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, was named Sportsman of the Year in 2007 by the Calgary Booster Club and in 2010 was listed by the Globe and Mail as one of the Power 50 of Canadian sports. His professional and community-based achievements were recognized with an appointment to the Order of Canada in 2004 and in 2007 he was inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence.[3]
He works at the national law firm of Borden Ladner Gervais, and as of 2011 sits on the CFL Board of Governors. He is married to Lois Mitchell, who was lieutenant governor of Alberta 2015–2020. Doug Mitchell is also the father of Scott Mitchell, president of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats since 2007.
The Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on the campus of UBC and the Mitchell Bowl semifinal of U Sports football are named in his honour.[4]
References[]
- ^ The American Bar, the Canadian Bar, the International Bar. 1986. ISBN 9780931398254.
- ^ http://car.epcor.com/report/AIF2013.pdf
- ^ "Douglas H. Mitchell CM, QC, LLD (Hon)". www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/AOE/index.html. The Alberta Order of Excellence. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre". www.GoThunderbirds.ca. UBC Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
External links[]
- 1939 births
- BC Lions players
- Canadian Football League commissioners
- Colorado College Tigers football players
- Living people
- Members of the Alberta Order of Excellence
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- Players of Canadian football from Alberta
- Sportspeople from Calgary
- UBC Thunderbirds football players
- Canadian Queen's Counsel