Fred B. Mitchell

Someone just sent me this picture from a New York newspaper of my last college game against Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y. on Nov. 23, 1968. I converted six extra points and a 37-yard field goal in our 45-7 victory on a very chilly and windy day.

RT @Ol_TimeFootball: October 28, 1979 #49ers #Bears On 4th and 9 with 1:29 left, Mike Phipps hits James Scott for a 48 yard TD 28-27 Chicago

RT @FMAFredMitchell: KICKER OF THE WEEK 8 SHOWCASE : Zane Spires — Benedict College (DII) How’s this for a day? His SHORTEST field goal was 48 yards. 🤯 🎯 53 YARDS 🚀 54 YARDS 💥 48 YARDS Spires broke the Benedict school record TWICE in the same half and is now 11/13 on the season. @JustZane0 @GoTigers_FB @benedict_tigers

RT @EliHershkovich: Fred Mitchell (@kicker34) set an NCAA kicking record at Wittenberg in the late 1960s. His namesake award went to @NCC_Athletics' Aidan Ellison last season. Now, Sean Ryniec (@SRyniec10) continues that #d3fb legacy:

Week Eight "Kickers of the Week" for the Fred Mitchell Award.

Fred Mitchell Award mid-season Watch List.

Week 7 "Kickers of the Week" for Fred Mitchell Award.

Fred Mitchell Award Kickers of the Week for Week 6.

RT @FMAFredMitchell: 🏈 Fred Mitchell Award Kickers of the Week -Wk7 -Justin Keller - SEMO (FCS)🎯 4/4 FGs : 47, 54,23,28 -Preston Kyle - Colorado School of Mines (DII)💥 1/1 : 60-yard FG -Liam Quigley - New Haven (FCS)🎯 4/4 FGs : 53, 46, 47, 21 About: @SEMOfootball @justin_keller7 @MinesFootball @preston_kyle05 @UNewHavenFB @LiamQuigley0

I covered Jordan Lynch for the Chicago Tribune when he quarterbacked Northern Illinois to the Orange Bowl vs. Florida State and finished third in Heisman Trophy voting. This year he has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.

Cubs 2016 World Series hero Ben Zobrist inducted into Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.

Former Bears cornerback Jerry Azumah among Chicagoland Hall of Famers

RT @EliHershkovich: After months of building, @YD3_Sports is officially live. Proud to help bring this vision to life and tell the stories of D3 student-athletes and alumni:

Caleb Durbin went from an overlooked prospect to a Gold Glove-caliber 3B with the Red Sox. The @WASHUBears alum’s rise highlights what #D3Baseball can produce:

RT @FMAFredMitchell: 🏈 Fred Mitchell Award Kickers of the Week - Week 6 Mason Lindberg — Idaho State🎯 5/5 FGs 🏆 Now a 2x Kicker of the Week Jude Kelley — Chattanooga🎯 4/4 FGs 💥 Long makes of 46 & 45 yards Carter Brown — Tennessee Tech 🎯 2/2 FGs💥 52 & 52 yards 🔥 Now 4 makes from 50+ this season About: @MmasonLindbergg @JudeKelley83 @CarterABrown @BengalGridiron @GoMocsFB @TNTechFootball

RT @KevG163: RIP Mike Ditka 🕯️ The signature play from Iron Mike's Hall of Fame career as of one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history Returning home to Pittsburgh in 1963, Ditka rumbled 63 yards with a Billy Wade pass late in the game — setting up a Bears field goal to salvage a 17-17 tie with the Steelers. A key play in the Chicago's 1963 NFL title march

Mike Ditka, Hall of Fame tight end and Super Bowl XX Bears coach has passed away at 86. RIP

RT @KevG163: Ever-classy Bears legend Walter Payton delivers a reflective tribute in the postgame press conference after becoming the NFL's all-time leading rusher October 7, 1984

RT @KevG163: October 6, 1968 Bears halfback Gale Sayers and Colts tight end John Mackey, putting on a talent show in Baltimore

RT @KevG163: ~ In Memoriam ~ Richard Marvin "Dick" Butkus December 9, 1942 – October 5, 2023 NFL Icon, Chicago Bears Legend

RT @FMAFredMitchell: 🏈 FMA Kickers of the Week – Week 5 🔥 Joel McGrath |Southeastern (NAIA) 3/3 FG — 52, 42, 38 🏴‍☠️ Iden Bone | Whitworth (DIII) 2/2 FG — 55, 48 ⚔️ Sean Medcalfe | Luther (DIII) 2/2 FG — 54 GAME WINNER, 28 About: @IdenBone @JoelMcGrath12 @SeanMedcalfe @SEUFireFootball @LutherFootball @WhitworthFB