Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
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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) |
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.
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