Ron Mitchell (coach)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 29, 1938 |
| Alma mater | Kentucky State University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1968–? | Boston University (freshmen) |
| 1982 | Kentucky State (interim HC) |
| 1985 | Alabama State (interim HC) |
| Men's basketball | |
| 1968–? | Boston University (freshmen) |
| 1971–1974 | Boston University |
| 1974–1976 | Grinnell |
| 1981–1982 | Kentucky State |
| Women's basketball | |
| 1980–1981 | Kentucky State (interim HC) |
| 1986–1998 | Alabama State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–13 (football) 53–88 (men's basketball) |
Ron Mitchell (born September 29, 1938) is a former American football and basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Boston University from 1971 to 1974, at Grinnell College from 1974 to 1976, and at Kentucky State University for one season in 1981–82. Mitchell was the interim head women's basketball coach at Kentucky State in 1980–1981 and the head women's basketball coach at Alabama State University from 1986 to 1998. He was also the interim head football coach at Kentucky State for the final five games on the 1982 season and the interim head football coach at Alabama State for the 1985 season.[1]
Mitchell became the first African American appointed to a full-time athletics position at Boston University when we was hired as an assistant football and basketball coach in 1968.[2]
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky State Thorobreds (NCAA Division II independent) (1982) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Kentucky State | 0–5[n 1] | |||||||
| Kentucky State: | 0–5 | ||||||||
| Alabama State Hornets (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1985) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Alabama State | 3–8 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| Alabama State: | 3–8 | 2–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–13 | ||||||||
Notes[]
- ^ LeRoy Smith resigned on October 19. Mitchell served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[3]
References[]
- ^ Kentucky State University Football Media Guide, Coaching Records
- ^ "Negro Named Coach at Boston University". The Milwaukee Journal. May 29, 1968. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
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