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George "Gee" Mitchell (March 15, 1912 – October 27, 1984) was an
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and
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coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at the Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning (now known as the
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) from 1947 to 1949, compiling a record of 18–8–1. A native of
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, Mitchell was a
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while playing
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for
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during their
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and 1933 seasons. Mitchell was hired at Southwestern Louisiana in 1935 to serve as both head boxing coach and as line coach on the football team. After leaving the program to serve in the Army during
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from 1943 to 1945, Mitchell returned to Southwestern as
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in 1946 and then as head football coach from 1947 to 1949. In 1950, Mitchell accepted a position at then Francis T. Nicholls Junior College (now known as
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) to establish its athletics program. He remained at Nicholls through 1973 when he retired as a full professor.


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