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Tommy Mills

1883 – 1944

American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach, college athletics administrator

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Lived 1883 – 1944 (aged 60). Tommy Mills was an American basketball coach and american football player.

Thomas Emmet Mills (April 5, 1883 – February 25, 1944) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Creighton University (1915–1919), Beloit College (1920–1925), Georgetown University (1930–1932), and Arkansas State College (1934–1935), compiling a career college football record of 63–45–12. Mills was the head baseball coach at the University of Notre Dame from 1927 to 1929, during which time he was also an assistant football coach at the school under Knute Rockne. In addition, Mills was the head basketball coach at Creighton (1916–1920), Beloit (1920–1926), and Arkansas State (1935–1936), amassing a career college basketball record of 119–41. Mills died at the age of 60 on February 25, 1944, of a heart attack at the Rockne Memorial Field House in Notre Dame, Indiana. He served as the director of the field house for the four years before his death.

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Beloit College
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Thomas Emmet Mills

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Tommy Mills?

American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach, college athletics administrator (1883-1944)

When was Tommy Mills born?

Tommy Mills was born on 5 April 1883 in Beloit.

When did Tommy Mills die?

Tommy Mills died on 25 February 1944 in Notre Dame.

What was Tommy Mills's occupation?

Tommy Mills was a basketball coach and american football player.

What nationality was Tommy Mills?

Tommy Mills was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tommy Mills

· Wikidata: Q7819705

· DBpedia: Tommy Mills

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