| Paddy Mills | |
| Nationality: | British (English) |
| Birth Place: | Leicester, England |
| Years1: | 1937 |
| Career1: | Leicester Hounds |
| Years2: | 1938-1939 |
| Career2: | Sheffield Tigers |
| Years3: | 1946-1952 |
| Career3: | Norwich Stars |
| Years4: | 1953 |
| Career4: | Stoke Potters |
| Teamyear1: | 1950, 1951 |
| Teamhonour1: | National League Division Two Champion |
| Teamyear2: | 1951 |
| Teamhonour2: | National Trophy (Div 2) |
| Teamyear3: | 1951 |
| Teamhonour3: | Southern Shield |
| Teamyear4: | 1946 |
| Teamhonour4: | A.C.U. Cup (Div 2) |
Horace Albert Burke (24 July 1912 – 29 January 1975), better known under the alias Paddy Mills, was a motorcycle speedway rider whose career spanned World War II.[1]
Born Horace Burke in Leicester in 1913,[2] he adopted the name Paddy Mills and began his career at Leicester in 1937, riding for the Hounds in the Provincial League. In 1938 he joined Sheffield, spending a season there before joining the Royal Air Force.[3] He served in the RAF for six years, and was awarded the British Empire Medal.[3] After the war he joined the Norwich Stars, for whom he was the third highest points scorer in 1946, with 348 points in total.[3] He went on to be the team's leading points scorer in both 1947 and 1948.[3] He was picked to represent England in second test match in 1949, but suffered a fractured skull a few days before.[3]
In 1952 Mills became president of the newly formed Leicester Amateur Speedway Club, which had a training track at Syston.[4] In the late 1960s, Mills ran training sessions for the Long Eaton Archers.