Tommy Mills

Tommy Mills

Sport(s)	Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born	c. 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
1927–1929	Notre Dame
Head coaching record
Overall	63–45–12 (football) 111–25 (basketball) 57–20–1 (baseball)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse
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
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

Basketball

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
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         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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References

1. "THOMAS E. MILLS; Director of Rockne Field House at Notre Dame, Once Aide to Coach". The New York Times. February 26, 1944. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
2. 2012-13 Creighton Bluejays Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). Creighton University. 2012. p. 160.
3. 2012-13 Beloit College Men's Basketball Media Guide. Beloit College. 2012. p. 18.
4. 2012-13 Arkansas State Men's Basketball Reference Guide (PDF). Arkansas State University. 2012. p. 72.

External links

• Tommy Mills at the College Football Data Warehouse