Marshall Mills Explained

Marshall Mills
Birth Date:1877
Birth Place:New York, New York, U.S.
Death Date: (aged 72)
Death Place:Marion, North Carolina, U.S.
Player Years1:1898–1901
Player Team1:Princeton
Player Positions:Guard
Coach Years1:1902
Coach Team1:Princeton (assistant)
Coach Years2:1905
Coach Team2:NYU
Overall Record:3–3–1

Marshall Freeborn Mills[1] (1877 – May 30, 1949) was an American college football player and coach. He was the eighth head football coach at New York University (NYU), serving for one season, in 1905, and leading the Violets to a record of 3–3–1.[2]

A native of New York City, Mills attend The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He played football as a guard at Princeton University from 1898 to 1901 and graduated in 1902.[3] In 1902, he assisted in coaching the Princeton football team.[4] [5]

Mills moved to Spruce Pine, North Carolina in 1920 and had a business interest in mining operations in the area. He was a founder and president of Victor Mica Company. In 1935, he established the Boone Forge, which produced building hardware and wrought iron work used in Colonial Williamsburg.[6] Mills died on May 30, 1949, at a hospital in Marion, North Carolina, following a short illness. He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Princeton Undergraduate Alumni Index, 1748-1920 . . April 22, 2023 .
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=JWtcPLD3-hsC&dq=%2B%22jake+high%22+%2B%22NYU%22&pg=PA293 The Ultimate Guide to College Football
  3. News: . Princeton Meets Yale . . . November 15, 1901 . 9 . April 22, 2023 . .
  4. News: . Offensive Play Tigers' Worry . . . October 7, 1902 . 10 . April 22, 2023 . .
  5. News: . Mills Takes Charge at N. Y. U. . . . September 30, 1905 . 10 . September 16, 2018 . .
  6. News: Chapman . Ashton . Yadkin Valley Area Reveres Daniel Boone As Black Smith . . . March 21, 1948 . 7, section IV . April 22, 2023 . .
  7. News: . Marshall Mills . Johnson City Press-Chronicle . . May 30, 1949 . 2 . April 22, 2023 . .