Mills Lane was born in Savannah, Georgia on November 12, 1937. He grew up in Massachusetts, and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1956 and after his discharge in 1959, enlisted in the University of Nevada, Reno. He graduated with a business degree in 1963, and pursued a law degree right after.
Mills started boxing in the Marines, and became a welterweight champ. He was also a NCAA welter boxing champ in 1960, and fought in the Olympic trials, but lost. He turned pro and compiled a record of 10-1 before retiring to concentrate on becoming a lawyer. He graduated from law school in 1970, and joined the bar in Nevada soon after.
He refereed his first boxing match in 1963, and his first title fight in 1971 for the WBC flyweight title. He became established as one of boxing’s best referees throughout the 70’s and into the 80’s.
Outside the ring, he became a Chief Deputy Sheriff in 1979, was elected District Attorney in 1992 and District Judge in 1990.
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