NJCAA celebrates Black History Month - John Mitchell https://njcaa.org en-us NJCAA celebrates Black History Month - John Mitchell https://njcaa.org/general/2020-21/photos/0002/2016_PHI_0818kr_1241.jpg https://njcaa.org John Mitchell joined the Pittsburgh Steelers organization as a defensive line coach in 1994 (Photo credit: Pittsburgh Steelers) https://njcaa.org/general/2020-21/photos/0002/2017_IND_0826kr_1951.jpg https://njcaa.org/general/2020-21/photos/0002/2017_IND_0826kr_1951.jpg John Mitchell joined the Pittsburgh Steelers organization as a defensive line coach in 1994 (Photo credit: Pittsburgh Steelers) https://njcaa.org/general/2020-21/photos/0002/2016_PHI_0818kr_1241.jpg https://njcaa.org/general/2020-21/photos/0002/2016_PHI_0818kr_1241.jpg John Mitchell earned NJCAA Football All-America honors in 1969 and 1970 with Eastern Arizona. https://njcaa.org/general/2020-21/photos/0002/January_1971_Page_13.png https://njcaa.org/general/2020-21/photos/0002/January_1971_Page_13.png John Mitchell became the first African American student-athlete to play football for the Alabama Crimson Tide in 1971. https://njcaa.org/general/2020-21/photos/0002/John-Mitchell-in-uniform-AL002.jpg https://njcaa.org/general/2020-21/photos/0002/John-Mitchell-in-uniform-AL002.jpg John Mitchell became the first African American student-athlete to play football for the Alabama Crimson Tide in 1971. https://njcaa.org/general/2020-21/photos/0002/unnamed.jpg https://njcaa.org/general/2020-21/photos/0002/unnamed.jpg