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when we was hired as an assistant football and basketball coach in 1968. In 1971, he became the first
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He was the interim head football coach at
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Mitchell served as a head coach in three different college sports: men's basketball, women's basketball, and football:
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He was the head men's basketball coach at Boston
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For the
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726:, Coaching Records — via kysu.edu
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562:"Mitchell sees rosy BU future"
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679:. May 29, 1968. p. 11
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1704:Ron Mitchell
1703:
1656:Marino Casem
1576:Ralph Harris
1567:
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1523:J. A. Welton
1506:
1490:
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1403:
1364:Fred Farrier
1348:Donald Smith
1340:George Small
1332:Maurice Hunt
1300:James Walker
1268:Ron Mitchell
1267:
1204:Robert White
1179:
1066:Pat Chambers
1058:Dennis Wolff
1034:John Kuester
1010:Ron Mitchell
1009:
1002:Charles Luce
945:
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842:H. L. Perrin
826:P. V. Stroud
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198:(interim HC)
138:(interim HC)
127:(interim HC)
29:Ron Mitchell
25:
1812:1938 births
1770:(2017–2021)
1762:(2015–2017)
1754:(2007–2014)
1746:(2003–2006)
1744:Charles Coe
1738:(2000–2002)
1730:(1998–1999)
1722:(1987–1997)
1690:(1976–1983)
1682:(1973–1975)
1674:(1969–1972)
1666:(1964–1968)
1642:(1952–1961)
1634:(1949–1951)
1626:(1945–1948)
1602:(1934–1942)
1594:(1929–1933)
1586:(1926–1928)
1578:(1921–1925)
1570:(1919–1920)
1557:(1914–1916)
1549:(1912–1913)
1541:(1909–1911)
1533:(1906–1908)
1390:(2016–2018)
1382:(2013–2015)
1374:(2009–2012)
1366:(2005–2008)
1350:(2001–2003)
1342:(1995–2000)
1334:(1992–1994)
1326:(1990–1991)
1318:(1987–1989)
1308:John Wright
1262:(1970–1982)
1260:LeRoy Smith
1254:(1967–1969)
1246:(1961–1966)
1244:Mel Whedbee
1238:(1959–1961)
1230:(1957–1958)
1222:(1951–1956)
1214:(1947–1950)
1196:Bill Willis
1174:(1931–1942)
1166:(1928–1930)
1148:Scott Brown
1142:(1924–1925)
1134:(1921–1923)
1068:(2009–2011)
1060:(1994–2009)
1052:(1990–1994)
1044:(1985–1990)
1042:Mike Jarvis
1036:(1983–1985)
1028:(1978–1983)
1026:Rick Pitino
1020:(1974–1978)
1012:(1971–1974)
1004:(1966–1971)
996:(1959–1966)
988:(1952–1959)
980:(1949–1952)
972:(1948–1949)
964:(1945–1948)
956:(1944–1945)
954:Mel Collard
948:(1943–1944)
940:(1935–1943)
938:Mel Collard
932:(1932–1935)
930:John Harmon
924:(1925–1932)
922:Win Carlson
916:(1924–1925)
908:(1923–1924)
900:(1922–1923)
892:(1920–1922)
884:(1919–1920)
876:(1918–1919)
868:(1916–1918)
860:(1915–1916)
858:Henry Crane
852:(1911–1915)
844:(1910–1911)
836:(1909–1910)
828:(1908–1909)
820:(1907–1908)
812:(1901–1907)
600:Valley News
508:LeRoy Smith
1806:Categories
1736:L. C. Cole
1624:John Brown
1608:John Brown
1292:Theo Lemon
1172:Henry Kean
1018:Roy Sigler
994:John Burke
986:Matt Zunic
978:Vin Cronin
518:References
361:Conference
154:(freshmen)
104:(freshmen)
57:1938-09-29
1555:John Hope
1539:John Hope
1380:Josh Dean
1074:Joe Jones
1050:Bob Brown
364:Standing
288:in 1967.
252:Biography
203:1986–1998
192:1980–1981
177:1981–1982
167:1974–1976
159:1971–1974
109:1969–1971
1786:(2022– )
1778:# (2021)
1706:# (1985)
1430:(2023– )
1422:# (2022)
1294:# (1984)
1270:# (1982)
1076:(2011– )
906:No coach
890:No coach
810:No coach
744:NCAA.org
709:March 4,
683:March 4,
647:March 4,
615:March 4,
574:March 4,
545:March 4,
358:Overall
343:Football
171:Grinnell
93:Football
1568:No team
1547:No team
1531:Unknown
1507:No team
1491:Unknown
1404:No team
1180:No team
946:No team
898:No team
874:No team
850:No team
818:No team
248:coach.
222:Overall
1714:(1986)
1698:(1984)
1658:(1963)
1650:(1962)
1618:(1944)
1610:(1943)
1525:(1905)
1517:(1904)
1509:(1903)
1501:(1902)
1493:(1901)
1414:(2021)
1406:(2020)
1398:(2019)
1358:(2004)
1310:(1986)
1302:(1985)
1286:(1984)
1278:(1983)
1206:(1946)
1198:(1945)
1190:(1944)
1182:(1943)
1158:(1927)
1150:(1926)
482:Total:
437:(1985)
385:(1982)
148:1968–?
69:, U.S.
740:(PDF)
495:Notes
355:Team
352:Year
755:2012
711:2023
685:2023
649:2023
617:2023
576:2023
547:2023
486:3–13
444:1985
392:1982
324:NAIA
264:and
244:and
132:1985
121:1982
98:1968
51:Born
609:UPI
474:2–5
471:3–8
459:6th
456:2–5
453:3–8
415:0–5
399:0–5
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677:AP
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86:HC
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1462:t
1455:v
1110:e
1103:t
1096:v
788:e
781:t
774:v
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