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1007:. Mitchell was fined $ 500 per day as he continued his holdout into August of that year. Mitchell and his agent were reportedly demanding an increase of his $ 100,000 per season salary to $ 200,000 per season, while the Colts countered that Mitchell should play the 1978 season under an option contract that increased his salary by 10 percent. Mitchell and his attorney filed a grievance with the NFL, claiming that Irsay was racially discriminating against Mitchell and bargaining in bad faith.
553:, Mitchell continued his pursuit of Penn State records in a 66–14 victory. Mitchell had 22 carries for 177 yards and four touchdowns, while Franco Harris added 17 carries for 104 yards and one touchdown. Penn State set a new school record of 632 total offensive yards, with 484 rushing yards and 148 passing yards. Mitchell moved his season total touchdown mark to 14, tying Charlie Pittman for the Penn State season total record with five games remaining. The next week against
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1853:, his friend and former Penn State teammate, started Super Bakery, a company that produces nutrition-oriented foods for schoolchildren. He and Harris also partnered to rescue the Parks Sausage Company in Baltimore, the first black American owned business in the U.S. to go public.
915:. Mitchell set a then-NFL record for most carries in a game with 40 attempts. In the final game of season, Mitchell caught 13 passes for 82 yards and two touchdowns. His 13 receptions secured his NFL lead in the category and broke the Colts' single-game record, previously held by
613:. Penn State forced five fumbles and held Texas to just two field goals in a 30–6 victory. Mitchell had 27 carries for 146 yards and one touchdown, and was named the game's Offensive Most Valuable Player. Penn State finished the season at #5 in the AP poll with a 10–1 record.
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883:. Mitchell appeared in 11 games and started one. He recorded 45 carries for 215 yard and one touchdown and added 18 receptions for 147 yards and one touchdown. Baltimore started the season at 1–4, firing head coach
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in his knee, which sidelined him throughout the 1979 offseason and required surgery. Mitchell missed time early in the season while he continued to recover. Upon returning, Mitchell split time with running back
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3003:"1977 Baltimore Colts Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees"
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2843:"1975 Baltimore Colts Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees"
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2653:"New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Colts - September 30th, 1973"
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Players of American football from Salem County, New Jersey
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2120:"Surprising Syracuse Crushes Powerless Penn State by 24-7"
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List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders
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2978:"Detroit Lions at Baltimore Colts - December 11th, 1977"
591:. Mitchell had 181 rushing yards and three touchdowns.
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with his wife and three children. Mitchell and former
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Penn State Nittany Lions football statistical leaders
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3434:"Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search"
1907:, database Football. Accessed February 22, 2008.
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1949:"Three Schools Place Pair on Group 2 Star Team"
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1978:"Coaches, Courier-Post Honor 44th Star Team"
3240:"Mitchell's Knee Gets a Giant Test Tonight"
3139:"Indianapolis Colts Career Rushing Leaders"
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1080:1979-80 NFL playoffs
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578:North Carolina State
428:. Mitchell attended
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2734:"The Morning After"
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1835:Bachelor of Science
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937:All-AFC Second-Team
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237:All-American
232:(1974, 1977)
106:High school:
72:May 30, 1949
51:Running back
18:
4439:1949 births
4109:J. T. Smith
4101:Christensen
4077:Christensen
4029:L. Mitchell
4005:L. Mitchell
3981:Biletnikoff
3909:B. Mitchell
3590:John Morris
3556:Bruce Laird
3526:Tom Drougas
1060:Don Coryell
1020:Greg Landry
991:selection.
571:Lenny Moore
532:1971 season
504:1970 season
479:1969 season
309:Receptions:
235:First-team
122:(1969-1971)
4433:Categories
4361:Fitzgerald
4325:C. Johnson
4293:A. Johnson
4273:A. Johnson
4261:Fitzgerald
4045:Washington
3997:Carmichael
3965:Abramowicz
3602:Stan White
3561:John Sykes
3546:Eric Allen
3516:selections
3418:January 8,
1886:References
1171:Receiving
1003:and owner
921:Joe Thomas
853:Bert Jones
645:Receiving
434:basketball
420:Early life
399:Penn State
127:NFL draft:
120:Penn State
110:Salem (NJ)
68:1949-05-30
42:No. 26, 22
4409:Jefferson
4209:Ji. Smith
4165:C. Carter
3677:J. Carter
3565:Al Qualls
3551:Don Croft
3388:April 29,
3362:April 29,
3337:April 29,
3307:April 29,
3278:April 29,
3249:April 29,
3223:April 29,
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2099:April 29,
2073:April 29,
2044:April 29,
2018:April 29,
1988:April 29,
1958:April 29,
1928:April 29,
1048:Dan Fouts
596:Tennessee
543:Air Force
518:Wisconsin
475:in 2004.
47:Position:
4349:A. Brown
4341:A. Brown
4265:S. Smith
4253:Gonzalez
4237:Harrison
4229:R. Smith
4221:Muhammad
4217:Harrison
4201:McDuffie
4189:T. Brown
4141:Jeffires
3901:Phillips
3877:Retzlaff
3657:Flaherty
1901:Archived
1864:See also
1174:Fumbles
1168:Rushing
1076:AFC West
989:Pro Bowl
969:Pro Bowl
933:Pro Bowl
861:AFC East
642:Rushing
562:Maryland
526:Syracuse
514:Colorado
494:Missouri
438:baseball
410:Pro Bowl
372:football
297:Rushing
215:Pro Bowl
116:College:
4061:Winslow
4053:Winslow
4013:Foreman
3989:Jackson
3821:Speedie
3709:Tinsley
3685:Goodwin
3464:at the
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