SonOfWashington Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=125794&catid=187 WASHINGTON, (WUSA) -- The Shepherd Park home of Redskins Hall of Fame player Bobby Mitchell caught fire Wednesday morning. D.C. firefighters could be spotted inside the attic tossing out furniture and charred furniture and clothing. Mitchell's wife, Gwen told 9NEWS NOW she and a daughter were inside the home on Locust Street NW when a neighbor spotted smoke coming from the attic. "We're going to be fine" she said. Firefighters had responded and escorted the occupants from the house. Bobby Mitchell came to the Washington Redskins in the early 1960s after teaming with Jim Brown in the Cleveland Browns backfield. Mitchell was the first African American to play for the 'Skins. By the time his 11-year Hall of Fame career ended, he had 91 touchdowns and the second highest total yards in NFL history. The cause of the house fire is undetermined. The loss is estimated at $260,000. For the past 20 years, Bobby Mitchell has hosted a charity golf tournament that has raised over $6.5 million for leukemia research. Written by Bruce Johnson 9NEWS NOW & wusa9.com Wow, that is just awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallascrushers Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 hope for the best....and glad to hear everyone is and noone got hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Where was Albert Haynesworth Tuesday night? Edit: Saw the video... Awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DButz65 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I don't live in DC, but reading that was weird because I live on a "Locust Street" as well BM and his family I'm sure has friends or families they can stay with until its rebuilt..but this time of the year really sucks! Wishing BM and his family the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishtw Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Glad nobody was hurt, and like DButz said, even though I'm sure BM has the resources and the ability to rebuild and recover but this is just a really bad time of year for something like this to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I'm glad they are ok but you gotta be careful this time of year, those fire gremlins are everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 i hope he is covered by insurance. 260 g's is alot of dough. if not, the skins and fans need to step up. wonder how much he gets from the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 most important thing is that no one was hurt. You can replace a home, you can't replace a life....Hopefully his family could get back on thier feet quickly after this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirt Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Woo, that's bad news, glad everyone's ok, that's all that matters. But, hell, very fitting for my 666th post:evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Adama Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 most important thing is that no one was hurt. You can replace a home, you can't replace a life....Hopefully his family could get back on thier feet quickly after this. Very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I'm just glad everyone was okay. I hope they're able to recover from this. For all Bobby Mitchell has done for the the NFL, the 'Skins, and for Washington; I'd let him stay in my flat until he could return to his place...if he was willing to come down to Greenville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWCREDSKINS Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Sad to hear, I hope Bobby and his family recover from this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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