CLEVELAND, Ohio — Former Browns halfback and Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell passed away on Sunday at the age of 84, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced.

"The entire Pro Football Hall of Fame family mourns the passing of Bobby Mitchell. The Game lost a true legend today. Bobby was an incredible player, a talented executive and a real gentleman to everyone with whom he worked or competed against. His wife Gwen and their entire family remain in our thoughts and prayers. The Hall of Fame will forever keep his legacy alive to serve as inspiration to future generations,” Pro Football Hall of Fame President and CEO David Baker said in a statement.

Mitchell was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983. He spent his 11-year NFL career with the Browns and Redskins from 1958 to 1968. Mitchell made four Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro in 1962, his first year with Washington.

A seventh-round pick of the Browns in 1958, Mitchell had 428 carries for 2,297 yards and 16 touchdown, and caught 128 passes for 1,462 yards and 16 TDs in four seasons with the Browns.

The Browns traded Mitchell to Washington in 1962. He moved to receiver and had back-to-back seasons of at least 1,300 yards to start his time with the Redskins. He ended his career with 7,954 yards receiving and 65 TDs.

In the deal that sent Mitchell to the Redskins, the Browns acquired running back Ernie Davis, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1962 NFL Draft. Davis never played in the NFL and died in 1963 due to leukemia.

After his retirement from pro football, Mitchell spent the next 35 years in the Redskins’ organization, including eventually becoming an assistant general manager.

Shortly after the news, the Redskins released this statement about Mitchell.

Statement from owner Dan Snyder on the passing of Redskins Ring of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell pic.twitter.com/xiPUuTxs9t — Washington Redskins (@Redskins) April 6, 2020