Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1951 2B 5-7 135 R R Fr N Tallahassee 1952 2B 5-7 135 R R So * Tallahassee 1953 2B 5-7 135 R R Jr * Tallahassee 1954 12 SS 5-7 144 R R Sr * Tallahassee
| Billy "Cooter" Mills |
Full Name: William C. Mills
Born: Whigham, Ga.
Died: September 21, 2017, Alpharetta, Ga.
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1951 2B 5-7 135 R R Fr N Tallahassee 1952 2B 5-7 135 R R So * Tallahassee 1953 2B 5-7 135 R R Jr * Tallahassee 1954 12 SS 5-7 144 R R Sr * Tallahassee |
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Obituary for William C. (Billy) Mills Published in Tallahassee Democrat on Sept. 24, 2017 Billy was born in Whigham Georgia in 1932, son of Annie and Idason Mills. He was a straight A student through school in Whigham and attended Florida State University on a baseball scholarship, where he was called "Cooter" Mills. Playing Shortstop, he was the captain of the FSU Seminoles baseball team, several time All-American and still holds batting records on the FSU baseball books. He played minor league baseball for the Tallahassee Capitals during summers while in school and was recruited by several major league baseball teams. He was also the president of his senior class at FSU. Upon graduation, Billy married JoAnn Taylor. Billy and JoAnn had four children - Tasha, William C., Jr. (Curtis), Conrad and Harrell (Hal). Billy loved his children and was loved by them. After graduating from FSU, Billy was employed by Riegel Textiles in Sales. After a series of promotions, he was moved to Manhattan, New York and promoted to Vice President of Marketing. He was recruited by JP Stevens Textiles as Vice President of Marketing in New York, where he worked for several years until joining Burlington Industries as Vice President of Marketing. He was a division president at Burlington through his 30s. He lived in Huntington, Long Island while in New York. Billy left Burlington to move back to the South, where he started an executive recruiting business in Atlanta. This business grew to multiple locations in Georgia and Tennessee. During this time, Billy started a large scale Santa Gertrudis cattle farming operation, centered in his hometown of Whigham, Georgia, with multiple farms in South Georgia and Carrolton Georgia. He loved his cattle as he did his family. Billy was an avid golfer with a near-scratch handicap. He played all over the country, and was Club Champion at the Huntington Crescent Club. He was also an avid tennis player and, in his later years, in Atlanta, led numerous teams to ALTA and USTA championships. Billy was Scoutmaster of Troop 115 in Huntington New York, while his sons were in the Boy Scouts. Billy is survived by a brother, Eugene (Gene); his children, Tasha (and Mike Ellis), Curtis, Conrad and Hal; grandchildren Christie Trilla, Matthew Ellis, Tate Mills and William Jack Mills; great granddaughter Lilliana Ellis; and his long-time close friend, LuAnn Haywood. Billy was a force in life and will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.
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| FSU Statistics |
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Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 .250 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 1952 .243 21 19 70 17 17 2 0 0 11 19 .271 23 10 .430 2 8 1953 .319 24 91 22 29 0 0 0 29 .319 .319 1954 .368 17 17 87 32 32 3 3 15 41 .471 1 .375 3 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .313 65 36 252 71 79 5 3 0 26 90 .357 23 1 10 0 .373 0 5 10 0 |
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1951
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 27 Florida Southern Col 1a .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 2 Mississippi College 1a .333 1 2 0 1 1 0 1
May 12 Mississippi College 8a .250 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
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.250 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1952
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 17 Kenyon College 1 .333 1 2B 3 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 2
Mar 18 Kenyon College 1 .200 1 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Mar 21 Georgia 1 .143 1 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Mar 27 Amherst College 1 .273 1 2B 4 1 2 1 2 0
Mar 28 Loyola-New Orleans 1 .231 1 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Mar 29 Loyola-New Orleans 1 .176 1 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 5 Miami 1 .190 1 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 5 Miami 1 .167 1 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1
Apr 11 Stetson 1 .160 1 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 12 Stetson 1 .167 1 RF 5 1 1 0 1 0
Apr 14 Tampa .233 1 RF 2 1 4 3 0
Apr 18 Tampa 1 .212 1 RF 3 1 0 1 0 0
Apr 19 Tampa 1 .237 1 RF 5 2 2 1 2 0
Apr 25 Florida Southern Col 1 .238 1 RF 4 1 1 0 1 0
Apr 26 Florida Southern Col 1 .255 1 2B 5 1 2 1 2 2 2
Apr 29 Florida Southern Col 1 .288 1 2B 5 3 3 1 3 1 1
May 9 Rollins College 1 .283 1 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 2
May 10 Rollins College 1 .281 1 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0
May 16 Stetson 1 .262 1 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1
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.262 19 19 61 14 16 2 0 0 11 18 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 4 6 2
1953
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 20 Georgia Teachers 1 .667 1 RF 3 4 2 0 2 0
Mar 21 Georgia Teachers 1 .571 1 RF 4 1 2 1 2 0
Mar 23 Georgia 1 .364 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 24 Jacksonville State 1 .429 1 RF 3 1 2 0 2 0
Mar 27 Southeastern LA 1 .389 1 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 28 Southeastern LA 1 .409 1 2B 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 1
Mar 30 Amherst College 1 .423 1 RF 4 1 2 0 2 1 0
Mar 31 Amherst College 1 .400 1 RF 4 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 3 Rollins College 1 .424 1 RF 3 0 2 0 2 0
Apr 4 Rollins College 1 .400 1 RF 2 1 0 0 0 0
Apr 6 Tampa 1 .395 1 RF 3 1 1 1 1 0
Apr 7 Tampa 1 .366 1 RF 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 10 Stetson 1 .356 1 RF 4 3 1 1 0
Apr 11 Stetson 1 .314 1 RF 6 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 13 Cincinnati 1 .333 1 RF 3 3 2 1 2 1 0
Apr 14 Jacksonville NAS 1 .328 1 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0
Apr 15 Jacksonville NAS 1 .339 1 3B 4 1 2 0 2 0
Apr 24 Georgia Teachers 2 .318 1 RF 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 25 Georgia Teachers 1 .310 1 RF 5 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 28 Georgia 1 .303 1 RF 5 0 1 1 1 0
May 1 Stetson 1 .309 1 RF 5 0 2 0 2 0
May 2 Stetson 1 .310 1 RF 3 3 1 2 1 0 1
May 8 Florida Southern Col 1 .307 1 SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1
May 9 Florida Southern Col 1 .293 1 SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
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.293 24 24 92 21 27 0 0 0 6 27 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 3
1954
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
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Mar 18 Georgia 3 .500 1 SS 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 4
Mar 20 Tennessee 1 .400 1 SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 5
Mar 20 Auburn 1 .300 1 SS 5 0 1 1 1 0 1 4
Mar 23 Davidson College 3 .308 1 SS 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3
Mar 24 Jacksonville State 3 .353 1 SS 4 3 2 0 2 0 0 4
Mar 29 Amherst College 3 .318 1 SS 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 3
Mar 30 Amherst College 3 .385 1 SS 4 2 3 1 3 5 0 1 4 1
Apr 1 Duke 3 .333 1 SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Apr 2 Duke 3 .371 1 SS 5 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0
Apr 5 Georgia 3 .341 1 SS 6 1 1 1 1 0 2 5 1
Apr 12 Stetson 3 .349 1 SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
Apr 13 Stetson 3 .370 1 SS 3 1 2 1 2 4 0 2 1 1
Apr 15 Georgia Teachers 3 .360 1 SS 4 0 1 1 1 3 0 3 7
Apr 24 Stetson 3 .340 1 SS 3 0 0 0 0
Apr 24 Stetson 3 .351 1 SS 4 0 2 2 0
May 1 Tampa 3 .350 1 SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 4
May 8 Florida Southern Col .375 1 SS 4 3 3 0
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.375 17 17 64 12 24 2 3 0 11 32 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 17 51 3
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ALPHARETTA, GA - William (Billy) C. Mills passed away on Thursday September
21, 2017, after complications following a car accident.