Alabama Track and Field Mourns the Passing of Hall of Fame Head Coach John Mitchell

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Legendary Crimson Tide head monitor and subject/cross nation coach and Corridor of Famer John Mitchell handed away lately. The Corridor of Famer spent 17 years on the Capstone (1969-86) the place he led this system to new heights.

Whereas in Tuscaloosa, Mitchell guided Alabama to the 1972 SEC Indoor Championship, snapping Tennessee’s string of eight-consecutive titles. He additionally led the Tide to the 1980 SEC Out of doors Championship.

Mitchell was inducted into america Observe and Subject/Cross Nation Coaches Affiliation (USTFCCCA) Corridor of Fame in 2007, capping almost 40 years of teaching expertise.

John Mitchell, Alabama Head Coach

• Spent 17 years (1969-86) as the top coach on the College of Alabama
• Led the Crimson Tide to a pair of SEC titles (1972 indoor and 1980 out of doors)
• Inducted into the USTFCCCA Corridor of Fame in 2007
• He earned 5 SEC Coach of the Yr honors between his tenures at Alabama and Georgia
• In 1992, he was inducted into the Drake Relays Corridor of Fame in honor of his popularity and stature as a coach and ambassador for the game of monitor & subject
• Named the top coach at UA in 1969 have spending 4 years at Kansas as an assistant coach
• Graduated from Cal State Los Angeles in 1958 and commenced teaching monitor at Warren Excessive College in Downey, Calif.
• In 1986, Mitchell left teaching to just accept an assistant athletic director’s place at George Mason
• After two years at George Mason, he returned to teaching at Georgia the place he spent the subsequent 11 years

Story courtesy of UA Athletics.