William "Bill" King Mitchell, 82, retired sports writer for The State (Columbia, South Carolina), died Nov. 28 at Agape - Lexington Community Hospice House after a year's struggle with liver cancer.
Known as "Coach" among his colleagues, Mitchell covered sports, particularly high school, for The State from 1965-2000 and freelanced for the High School Sports Report and The Associated Press until 2010. He received the Ambrose G. Hampton award from The State for excellence in page design.
