Tommy Mills
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Biographical details | |
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Born | April 5, 1883 Beloit, Wisconsin |
Died | February 25, 1944 (aged 60) Notre Dame, Indiana |
Playing career | |
Football | |
c. 1904 | Beloit |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1915–1919 | Creighton |
1920–1925 | Beloit |
1926–1929 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
1930–1932 | Georgetown |
1934–1935 | Arkansas State |
Basketball | |
1916–1920 | Creighton |
1920–1923 | Beloit |
1935–1936 | Arkansas State |
Baseball | |
1921–1924 | Beloit |
1927–1929 | Notre Dame |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 63–45–12 (football) 111–25 (basketball) 72–40–2 (baseball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 2 MCAC (1923, 1925) Basketball 2 MCAC (1923–1924) | |
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 (1920–1923), and Arkansas State (1935–1936), amassing a career college basketball record of 107–25. 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.[1]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Creighton Bluejays (Independent) (1915–1919) | |||||||||
1915 | Creighton | 3–3–1 | |||||||
1916 | Creighton | 4–1–2 | |||||||
1917 | Creighton | 6–2–1 | |||||||
1918 | Creighton | 3–0 | |||||||
1919 | Creighton | 4–0–2 | |||||||
Creighton: | 20–6–6 | ||||||||
Beloit Buccaneers (Independent) (1920–1921) | |||||||||
1920 | Beloit | 5–3 | |||||||
1921 | Beloit | 5–2–1 | |||||||
Beloit Buccaneers (Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1922–1925) | |||||||||
1922 | Beloit | 3–3–1 | |||||||
1923 | Beloit | 6–1–1 | T–1st | ||||||
1924 | Beloit | 3–3–1 | |||||||
1925 | Beloit | 6–2 | T–1st | ||||||
Beloit: | 28–14–4 | ||||||||
Georgetown Hoyas (Independent) (1930–1932) | |||||||||
1930 | Georgetown | 5–5 | |||||||
1931 | Georgetown | 4–5–1 | |||||||
1932 | Georgetown | 2–3 | |||||||
Georgetown: | 11–13–1 | ||||||||
Arkansas State Indians (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1934–1935) | |||||||||
1934 | Arkansas State | 2–5–1 | |||||||
1935 | Arkansas State | 2–7 | |||||||
Arkansas State: | 4–12–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 63–45–12 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
Basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Creighton Bluejays (Independent) (1916–1920) | |||||||||
1916–17 | Creighton | 17–3 | |||||||
1917–18 | Creighton | 11–0 | |||||||
1918–19 | Creighton | 10–0 | |||||||
1919–20 | Creighton | 15–3 | |||||||
Creighton: | 53–6 | ||||||||
Beloit Buccaneers (Independent) (1920–1922) | |||||||||
1920–21 | Beloit | 5–8 | |||||||
1921–22 | Beloit | 12–0 | |||||||
Beloit Buccaneers (Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1922–1924) | |||||||||
1922–23 | Beloit | 13–2 | 9–0 | 1st | |||||
1923–24 | Beloit | 14–0 | 9–0 | 1st | |||||
Beloit: | 44–10 | 18–0 | |||||||
Arkansas State Indians (Independent) (1935–1936) | |||||||||
1935–36 | Arkansas State | 14–9 | |||||||
Arkansas State: | 14–9 | ||||||||
Total: | 111–25 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "THOMAS E. MILLS; Director of Rockne Field House at Notre Dame, Once Aide to Coach" (PDF). The New York Times. February 26, 1944. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ 2012-13 Creighton Bluejays Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). Creighton University. 2012. p. 160. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2012.
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- ^ 2012-13 Arkansas State Men's Basketball Reference Guide (PDF). Arkansas State University. 2012. p. 72.
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