Sam Mills Autographs
Sam Mills was an American football player who had an extensive career on the field. Born in 1959 in Texas, Mills played college football at Montclair State University. He was not selected in the 1981 NFL Draft, but he soon signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns. However, Mills was soon cut during training camp, and he then went on to play for the Toronto Argonauts in the CFL in 1982.
Mills eventually returned to the NFL in 1986, signing with the New Orleans Saints as a linebacker. He became a key player on the Saints' defense, earning four Pro Bowl nods and leading the team in tackles for four seasons. Mills also played for the Carolina Panthers from 1995-1997, where he was named a team captain and helped lead the squad to the NFC Championship Game in their second year of existence. Overall, Mills played in a total of 181 NFL games, recording 20 interceptions and 1,319 tackles.
After retiring as a player, Mills became an assistant coach, working for the Panthers and then the Houston Texans. However, Mills' career was cut short when he was diagnosed with cancer in 2003. He passed away in 2005 at the age of 45. Mills was honored by both the Saints and the Panthers, as they retired his number (51 and 50, respectively) and inducted him into each team's Hall of Fame. Mills' legacy continues to live on, as he is remembered as a beloved player and coach who never gave up and fought until the very end.
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Current items with a signature of Sam Mills
These are the most current items with a signature of Sam Mills that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1994 Classic Pro Line Live Sam Mills /1115 Certified SGC 8 Autograph 10 | $180.00 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Sam Mills
The most expensive item with a signature of Sam Mills (SAM MILLS #51 SIGNED CAROLINA PANTHERS M/H RARE! SAINTS RIP! JSA) was sold in February 2019 for $999.99 while the cheapest item (1990 Topps - #238 Sam Mills Hand Signed Football Auto) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2024. The month with the most items sold (22) was February 2022 with an average selling price of $155.00 for an autographed item of Sam Mills. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2019 with $518.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was March 2008. In average, an autographed item from Sam Mills is worth $35.00.
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Latest News about Sam Mills
Sam Mills named greatest free-agent signing in Panthers history (07/18/2023): Sam Mills, who brought so much to Carolina in so little time, was named the Panthers' greatest free-agent signing. 
Sam Mills named Panthers’ best Hall of Famer (07/16/2023): Panthers legend Sam Mills was named the franchise's top Pro Football Hall of Fame member. Watch: Sam Mills’ bronze bust presented at Hall of Fame ceremony (08/06/2022): Watch: Sam Mills' bronze bust presented at Hall of Fame ceremony, Jim Mora Sr. presents the legendary Saints linebacker Panthers legend Sam Mills officially enshrined into Pro Football Hall of Fame (08/06/2022): Congratulations to Panthers icon Sam Mills and the Mills family for his rightful induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 2022 Hall of Fame: Sam Mills' fighting spirit still lives on with Panthers (08/04/2022): Sam Mills has a very unlikely Hall-of-Fame story.
Older News Stories about Sam Mills
'He looked like he belonged -- and he did.' How underdog Sam Mills became a Hall (06/2022): Mills' path to the NFL was anything but routine, but the 5-foot-9 linenacker nicknamed the Field Mouse carved out his path on and off the field. Legendary Saints linebacker Sam Mills named Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist a (12/2021): Legendary Saints linebacker Sam Mills has been named a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist for the third year in a row: Sam Mills honored by Wenatchee Downtown Association (02/2014): The Wenatchee Downtown Association honored one of the valley's great civic leaders last night when Sam Mills of Mills Brothers received the Spirit of Downtown Award at the annual appreciation dinner at the Wenatchee Convention Center. He was greeted with a standing ovation. Members of Sam Mills’ family to bang ‘Keep Pounding’ drum Sunday (01/2014): Members of former Carolina Panthers linebacker Sam Mills’ family will be in attendance to bang the Keep Pounding drum before Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. My father's death didn't make sense to me - Sam Mills (07/2013): For the first time since his father’s demise and one year commemoration, son of the late President John Evans Atta Mills has decided to reveal the circumstances that led to his father’s death. Five-minute memoir: Sam Mills recalls an extraordinary taxi ride (05/2013): In November 2005, I took a trip to India. I was 30 years old and I'd never visited the country before, despite having a south London childhood that I can only describe as half-Western, half-Eastern. Sam Mills leads La Salle in leadership (03/2013): It isn't easy to be the glue that holds together the shiny pieces of a basketball team, but if there is going to be winning, there has to be glue. La Salle junior guard Sam Mills in the spotlight (11/2012): Name: Sam Mills School: La Salle Class: Junior Position: Guard Height/weight: 6-2/200 Hometown: Sunrise, Fla. High school: Cardinal Gibbons Remembering Sam Mills: Carolina Panthers ‘Keep Pounding’ (10/2012): Before Sam Mills Jr. died at age 45, he played starring roles in the only two home playoff wins in Carolina Panthers history. Those wins came against the Dallas Cowboys, seven years apart. The twin victories prompted the two most electric crowds in Panthers history.
