Education
Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley.
Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley.
He was a law student at the University of California Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) at the time. Only two other Americans have coxed two crews to Olympic medals. He also coxed Stanford to two national championships, in 1961 and 1962.
Following graduation from law school in 1965 he practiced law in Palo Alto, California.
He also set up and leads the Kent Mitchell Rowing Club, an elite masters competitive organization composed mostly of former national or Olympic champions. He also served three terms as mayor of Portola Valley, California.
He is in the Stanford University Hall of Fame and the National Rowing Hall of Fame.