The family of Charlie Mitchell says a vicious tackling style brought to UW in the 1960s is likely to blame.
SEATTLE — In many ways, it was a sign of the times.
It was the early 1960s, and University of Washington football had just won . Head coach Jim Owens was calling the shots, and that meant his defense was taking shots whenever they could.
“We used to get great joy knocking people out,” said former cornerback Mason Mitchell.
The West Coast had never seen anything like it. But the sun has now set on that era, and 60 years later, a
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