Former CFL commissioner Doug Mitchell named to Colorado College hall of fame
COLORADO SPINGS, Colo. — Calgary lawyer Doug Mitchell, a former CFL player, commissioner and member of the NHL board of governors, will be inducted into the Colorado College Athletic Hall of Fame next month.
While Mitchell arrived at the school on a hockey scholarship, he is being honoured for his prowess on the football field.
Known as somebody who doesn’t take “no” for an answer, Mitchell tried out for the football team despite not having permission from his hockey coach.
“He couldn’t prevent me from being a walk-on,” Mitchell told The Canadian Press in 2013 interview. “So I took that as an invitation and I walked on and I eventually became a starter on the football team.”