Samuel Davis Mills Jr.

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Samuel Davis Mills Jr. was an undersized but highly impactful American football linebacker and later coach, best known for his Pro Bowl career with the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers and as a symbol of perseverance with the motto "Keep Pounding."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football coach
American football player
human
causeOfDeath intestinal cancer
coachedFor Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
collegeAttended Montclair State University
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1959-06-03
dateOfDeath 2005-04-18
DomePatrolTeam New Orleans Saints
familyName Mills
givenName Samuel
hallOfFameInduction Pro Football Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 2022
height 5 ft 9 in
highSchool Long Branch High School
honoredBy Carolina Panthers Keep Pounding tradition
linked to: Carolina Panthers
jerseyNumber 51
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Carolina Panthers
knownFor intensity on defense
leadership
league United States Football League
memberOfSportsTeam Baltimore Stars
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Philadelphia Stars
motto Keep Pounding
NFLDebutTeam New Orleans Saints
nickname Sam Mills
notableFor symbol of perseverance
occupation American football coach
American football linebacker
partOf Dome Patrol linebacker corps
placeOfBirth Neptune City, New Jersey, United States
placeOfDeath Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
playedFor Baltimore Stars
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Philadelphia Stars
playedInLeague National Football League
United States Football League
positionPlayed linebacker
ProBowlTeam Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
selectedToProBowl 5
sexOrGender male
undraftedYear 1981

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Sam Mills fullName Samuel Davis Mills Jr.