Mills Lane

2022 - 12 - 6

Mills Lane, Hall of Fame boxing referee, dies at 85 (WOKV)

“There is some relief that he is not trapped in that condition, but we all will miss him,” Lane said. A boxer himself who won an NCAA championship in 1960, Lane ...

After being discharged, he enrolled at the University of Nevada in Reno, where he graduated with a law degree in 1963. He began refereeing a year later and worked until retiring in 1998. 12, 1937, in Savannah, Georgia, Mills Lane took up boxing while serving in the Marine Corps. But boxing was only his weekend job, Tommy Lane said. Lane had suffered a stroke in 2002 and his son, Tommy, said his father had taken a significant turn for the worse recently before entering hospice care on Friday. Respected for being tough but fair, his “Let’s get it on!” command became the final words heard before many memorable fights.

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Mills Lane, Hall of Fame boxing referee, dies at age 85 (ESPN)

Mills Lane, the Hall of Fame referee who officiated the Mike Tyson-Evander Holyfield "Bite Fight" and more than 100 other championship bouts, died Tuesday ...

"Everything is discipline," Lane told the Los Angeles Times in 1991. Lane went on to win 10 consecutive fights (with six KOs) and retired in 1967 with a 10-1 record. Even his final fight -- Tommy Hearns' first-round KO of Jay Snyder in 1998 -- featured an ultrarare double knockdown. My mom took care of him since the stroke; he never spent one night in a nursing home. We're relieved of the outpouring of support. He was surrounded by his wife, Kay, and sons, Terry and Tommy, during his final days.

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Beloved Reno boxing icon Mills Lane dies at age 85 (Reno Gazette-Journal)

Mills Lane, who rose to fame first as a boxer, then referee, Washoe County district attorney, and judge, died Tuesday morning in Reno. He was 85.

"Mills was fearless and what was right, was right." "And I think that was part of his appeal." He was elected district attorney of Washoe County in 1982. "He was a tough guy to get along with, but he was my pal. He turned professional while still in college and compiled a record of 10-1. "The worst thing in the world that could have happened to Mills was losing his ability to talk," Gammick said. He said Lane talked him into becoming a boxing referee. "He was eating breakfast. "I was very blessed to have him, to be able to assign him some of the major fights," Ratner said. "It was a quick departure. "We had a great last couple of days with him," Tommy Lane said. "He took a significant decline in his overall situation," Tommy Lane said.

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Mills Lane dies at 85: Legendary referee famous for officiating Mike ... (CBSSports.com)

Mills Lane, one of the most famous referees in boxing history, has died at age 85. Lane, famous for his catchphrase "Let's get it on," refereed many famous ...

Lane had a brief career as a professional boxer in the 1960s before becoming a referee. He held real-life positions as Chief Deputy Sheriff of Investigative Services, District Attorney and District Judge in Nevada's Washoe County. Mills Lane, one of the most famous referees in boxing history, has died at age 85.

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Mills Lane Dies: TV Judge And Boxing Referee Of The Tyson ... (Deadline)

Mills Lane was in the ring when Tyson bit part of Holyfield's ear off and later had a syndicated court show called 'Judge Mills Lane.'

He was comfortable and he was surrounded by his family.” “He was as good as any referee in the world. In 1993, Lane was in the ring when the so-called “Fan Man” paraglided into the ring during heavyweight bout between Holyfield and Riddick Bowe. The [boxing](https://deadline.com/tag/boxing/) hall of famer was 85. In 1956 joined the Marines, took up boxing and became the All-Far East welterweight champ before being discharged in 1959. [Mills Lane](https://deadline.com/tag/mills-lane/), the flinty boxer turned referee who became a judge in Washoe County, NV, before segueing to his own courtroom TV show, has died.

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Boxing legend, Nevada graduate and Reno icon Mills Lane dies at 85 (Nevada Sports Net)

Mills Lane, a UNR graduate, Reno icon and arguably the most famous boxing referee ever, died Tuesday at age 85, according to multiple reports.

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Mills Lane, who refereed Tyson-Holyfield 'Bite Fight' and more than ... (CNN)

Mills Lane, the third man in the ring for more than 100 championship boxing matches, has died, according to officials in Nevada.

The website BoxRec.com says he lost his first fight as a professional in 1961, then won his final 10. According to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Lane took up boxing after he enlisted in the Marines in 1956. “The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame mourns the passing of great referee Mills Lane,” officials said in announcing Lane’s death. “But I was on the bench. He was a no-nonsense dedicated District Attorney who put victims of crime and public safety first.” Mills was an extraordinary Nevadan.

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Mills Lane, referee in hundreds of championship fights, dies at 85 (The Washington Post)

Mills Lane became one of the sport's most recognizable figures after disqualifying Mike Tyson for chomping off a slice of Evander Holyfield's ear during a ...

Mr. Despite his tough reputation, there were lighter moments in Mr. Holmes won in a brutal 15-round bout considered by many to be one of the [graduating](https://www.mxschool.edu/alumni/alumni-showcase/distinguished_alumni/) in 1956, Mr. [told](https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/20/sports/no-nonsense-judge-and-tough-guy-fight-ref-mills-lane-takes-no-guff.html) the New York Times in 1997 shortly after the Tyson fight, “is because a Smith & Wesson you only get five. For protection, he bought a gun he named “Dr. “If you bite him again,” Mr. Lane grew up listening to prize fights on the radio and shadowboxing in his room. 12, 1937, in Savannah, Ga., to a family that is “our equivalent of the Rockefellers,” a family friend told the Los Angeles Times. “Evander reared back and clutched at his right ear as he leaped into the air and spun completely around,” Mr. “When you went to court against Mills and you weren’t prepared, he’d run over you like he was in a truck.” Lane, a former boxer and Marine who became Washoe County district attorney in 1982 and a judge in 1990, was revered and feared for his law-and-order demeanor in the courtroom and boxing ring.

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