Marshall Mills

For the building in Leeds, England, see Marshall's Mill.

Marshall Mills
Biographical details
Born1877
New York, New York, U.S.
Died(1949-05-30)May 30, 1949 (aged 72)
Marion, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1898–1901Princeton
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902Princeton (assistant)
1905NYU
Head coaching record
Overall3–3–1

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]

  1. ^ "Princeton Undergraduate Alumni Index, 1748-1920". Princeton University. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  2. ^ The Ultimate Guide to College Football, James Quirk, 2004
  3. ^ "Princeton Meets Yale". Boston Evening Transcript. Boston, Massachusetts. November 15, 1901. p. 9. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Offensive Play Tigers' Worry". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1902. p. 10. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Mills Takes Charge at N. Y. U." New-York Tribune. New York, New York. September 30, 1905. p. 10. Retrieved September 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Chapman, Ashton (March 21, 1948). "Yadkin Valley Area Reveres Daniel Boone As Black Smith". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 7, section IV. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Marshall Mills". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. May 30, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.