David F. Mishel (July 6, 1905 – March 11, 1975) was an

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player. Mishel was born in 1905 in

Lynn, Massachusetts Lynn is the eighth-largest municipality in Massachusetts and the largest city in Essex County. Situated on the Atlantic Ocean, north of the Boston city line at Suffolk Downs, Lynn is part of Greater Boston's urban inner core. Settled by E ...

. He attended

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where he lettered in football, baseball, track, and basketball. Mishel played college football at

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in 1925 and 1926. He was a member of the undefeated

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that became known as the "Iron Men". He was a triple-threat man at Brown known for his talents in kicking, passing and carrying the ball. He was selected as a second-team All-American in 1926 by Davis J. Walsh of the

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. Mishel then played at the halfback position in the

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for the

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in 1927 and for the

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in 1931. Mishel was hired in 1932 as a member of

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's physical education staff where he oversaw the intramural sports program. In June 1933, he became an assistant coach on the school's football team. Mishel later founded the Brunonia Boys Camp. He was also inducted into the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame. He died in 1975 in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mishel, Dave 1905 births 1975 deaths All-American college football players American football halfbacks Brown Bears football players Providence Steam Roller players Cleveland Indians (NFL) players Sportspeople from Lynn, Massachusetts Players of American football from Essex County, Massachusetts Jewish American sportspeople 20th-century American Jews