Paul Anthony Mitchell (August 10, 1920 – March 11, 2017) was an American football defensive end and tackle who played two seasons with the New York Yanks of the National Football League (NFL) and two seasons with the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and won a National Championship with the Minnesota Gophers in 1941.

Mitchell's parents had immigrated from Lithuania and Paul learned to speak English at school.

[2] He played college football at the University of Minnesota where he was an All-American and had previously attended Edison High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In between seasons, he sold Goodyear Tires After leaving football he worked for the Garrett Corporation (now AlliedSignal/Honeywell) until he retired in 1985 and started his own real estate company in California.

[4] He is a member of the University of Minnesota Hall of Fame.