Charles Mitchell
Garfield High School 1959
Football
SPS High School Athletic Hall of Fame • Seattle WA
High School
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All-State and two-time All-City and football running back
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Led Garfield to an undefeated season as a junior
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Broke league rushing and scoring records as a senior
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Served school as vice president of student government
College
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Played for the University of Washington
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Member of the winning 1961 Rose Bowl team
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Leading rusher on the College All-Star team
Professional
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Played five seasons in the NFL for Denver Broncos and his final year
with
Buffalo Bills
Other
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President of Seattle Central Community College for 16 years, and later
Chancellor for 5 years
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Co-founder of The Breakfast Group in 1976, to help young African-
American males in Seattle
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Inducted into UW Husky's Hall of Fame in 1992
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2006 Recipient of Odegaard Award for outstanding contributions to
diversity and educational opportunity at UW