Tommy Mills

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.[1]

Tommy Mills
Biographical details
Born(1883-04-05)April 5, 1883
Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedFebruary 25, 1944(1944-02-25) (aged 60)
Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1904Beloit
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1915–1919Omaha HS (NE)
1915–1919Creighton
1920–1925Beloit
1926–1929Notre Dame (assistant)
1930–1932Georgetown
1934–1935Arkansas State
Basketball
1916–1920Creighton
1920–1926Beloit
1935–1936Arkansas State
Baseball
1921–1924Beloit
1927–1929Notre Dame
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1920–1926Beloit
Head coaching record
Overall63–45–12 (college football)
119–41 (college basketball)
72–40–2 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 MWC (1923, 1925)

Basketball
2 MWC (1923–1924)

Head coaching record

College football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Creighton Blue and White (Independent) (1915–1919)
1915Creighton3–3–1
1916Creighton4–1–2
1917Creighton6–2–1
1918Creighton3–0
1919Creighton4–0–2
Creighton:20–6–6
Beloit Gold (Independent) (1920–1921)
1920Beloit5–3
1921Beloit5–2–1
Beloit Gold / Blue Devils (Midwest Conference) (1922–1925)
1922Beloit3–3–10–1–17th
1923Beloit6–1–14–0T–1st
1924Beloit3–3–11–3–17th
1925Beloit6–23–0T–1st
Beloit:28–14–48–4–2
Georgetown Hoyas (Independent) (1930–1932)
1930Georgetown5–5
1931Georgetown4–5–1
1932Georgetown2–3[n 1]
Georgetown:11–13–1
Arkansas State Indians (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1934–1935)
1934Arkansas State2–5–1
1935Arkansas State2–7
Arkansas State:4–12–1
Total:63–45–12
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

College basketball

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Creighton Bluejays (Independent) (1916–1920)
1916–17Creighton17–3
1917–18Creighton11–0
1918–19Creighton10–0
1919–20Creighton15–3
Creighton:53–6
Beloit Gold (Independent) (1920–1922)
1920–21Beloit5–8
1921–22Beloit12–0
Beloit Gold / Blue Devils (Midwest Conference) (1922–1926)
1922–23Beloit13–29–01st
1923–24Beloit14–09–01st
1924–25Beloit7–55–44th
1925–26Beloit1–111–119th
Beloit:52–2624–15
Arkansas State Indians (Independent) (1935–1936)
1935–36Arkansas State14–9
Arkansas State:14–9
Total:119–41

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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