Steelers' longtime assistant coach John Mitchell retires
Steelers assistant head coach John Mitchell retired Wednesday after 29 seasons in Pittsburgh -- a half-century in all in coaching.
He began his coaching career in 1973 at his alma mater, Alabama, coaching defensive ends and learning under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. In 1971, he was the first Black player to wear the Crimson Tide uniform.
Mitchell later coached at Arkansas, LSU and Temple, then moved on to the Cleveland Br