Sam Mills

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Sam Mills was a standout undersized linebacker and team leader in the NFL, best known for his Pro Bowl play and inspirational presence with the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers.

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Sam Mills canonical 2
Sam Mills III 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player
human
linebacker
allProSelection 1996
careerForcedFumbles 22
careerFumbleRecoveries 23
careerInterceptions 11
careerSacks 20.5
careerTackles 1265
causeOfDeath intestinal cancer
coachedForTeam Carolina Panthers
coachingRole defensive assistant coach
linebackers coach
collegeAttended Montclair State University (partly)
surface form: Montclair State University
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1959-06-03
dateOfDeath 2005-04-18
familyName Mills
fullName Samuel Davis Mills Jr.
givenName Samuel
hasChild Sam Mills self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sam Mills III
height 1.75 m
honor Carolina Panthers "Keep Pounding" tradition named in his honor
honoredBy statue outside Bank of America Stadium
inductedInto College Football Hall of Fame
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
jerseyNumber 51
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Carolina Panthers
knownFor inspirational presence
leadership
overcoming size limitations as an undersized linebacker
motto Keep Pounding
NFLGamesPlayed 181
NFLGamesStarted 173
placeOfBirth Neptune City, New Jersey, United States
placeOfDeath Charlotte, North Carolina
surface form: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
playedCollegeFootballFor Montclair State University (partly)
surface form: Montclair State Red Hawks football
playedForTeam Baltimore Stars
Carolina Panthers
Cleveland Browns
New Orleans Saints
Philadelphia Stars
Toronto Argonauts
positionPlayed linebacker
proBowlSelection 1991
1992
1993
1996
professionalLeague National Football League
USFL (United States Football League)
surface form: United States Football League
proFootballHallOfFameInductionYear 2022
role team captain
spouse Melanie Mills
USFLAllStarSelection 1983
1984
1985
USFLAllTimeTeam member
weight 103 kg
wentUndraftedIn NFL Draft
surface form: 1981 NFL Draft

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Sam Mills hasChild Sam Mills self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sam Mills III
Rickey Jackson teammateGroup Sam Mills