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| '''Mills Bee Lane III''' (November 12, 1937 – December 6, 2022) was an American ] and professional boxer, a two-term ] |
'''Mills Bee Lane III''' (November 12, 1937 – December 6, 2022) was an American ] and professional boxer, a two-term ] district court judge, and television personality. | ||
| Lane was best known for having officiated several major ] championship boxing matches in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, and for starring in the syndicated ] '']''. |
Lane was best known for having officiated several major ] championship boxing matches in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, and for starring in the syndicated ] '']''. On June 9, 2013, Lane was inducted into the ], and was inducted into the ] on August 10 the same year. | ||
| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
| Lane was born in ] on November 12, 1937.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.familytreenow.com/search/people/results?first=mills&last=lane&state=NV&rid=0sl&smck=VhOZnN7fb7LpBLxU4uS1FQ |title=Mills Lane III |
Lane was born in ], on November 12, 1937.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.familytreenow.com/search/people/results?first=mills&last=lane&state=NV&rid=0sl&smck=VhOZnN7fb7LpBLxU4uS1FQ |title=Mills Lane III – Reno, Nevada |website=Familytreenow.com |date=April 29, 1987 |access-date=November 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first1=Guy|last1=Clifton|url=http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/11/14/happy-th-mills-lane-nevada-tidbits/19048851/ |title=Happy 77th Mills Lane ... and other Nevada tidbits |newspaper=] |date=November 19, 2014 |access-date=November 12, 2016}}</ref> He hailed from a prominent Georgia family: his grandfather founded the largest bank in Georgia, and his ] (and namesake) was the president of ].<ref name=nyt>{{cite news|title=Mills B. Lane Dies; A Banker 64 Years|year=1945|work= The New York Times|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1945/08/07/88273983.html?pageNumber=24|access-date=June 5, 2015}}</ref> | ||
| Lane attended ] in ], where he played ] as a ] and ] as a ].<ref name=si>{{cite |
Lane attended ] in ], where he played ] as a ] and ] as a ].<ref name=si>{{cite magazine|first1=William |last1=Nack |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1997/07/28/the-ultimate-arbiter-as-mike-tyson-learned-mills-lane-is-an-iron-judge-in-the-ring-and-in-court |title=The Ultimate Arbiter As Mike Tyson Learned, Mills Lane Is An Iron Judge In The Ring, And In Court |magazine= Vault, ] |date=July 28, 1997 |accessdate=December 6, 2022}}</ref> Lane joined the ] in 1956, and was discharged in 1959. Subsequently, he enrolled at the ]. He graduated with a business degree in 1963.<ref name=si/> | ||
| == Boxing career== | == Boxing career== | ||
| === Boxer === | |||
| Lane became a boxer while serving as a Marine, becoming the All-Far East ] champ. He was a ] welterweight boxing champion in 1960.<ref>{{cite |
Lane became a boxer while serving as a Marine, becoming the All-Far East ] champ. He was a ] welterweight boxing champion in 1960.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/148293904/?terms=%22mills%20lane%22%20ncaa%20welterweight&match=1 |newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal |title=31 Dec 1960, Page 6 |via=Newspapers.com |date=December 31, 1960 |accessdate=December 6, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/148288379/?terms=%22mills%20lane%22%20ncaa%20welterweight&match=1 |newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal |title=11 Jan 1961, Page 18 |via=Newspapers.com |date=January 11, 1961 |accessdate=December 6, 2022}}</ref> In the U.S. Olympic Trials in ] for the ], Lane was defeated by Phil Baldwin in the semifinals.<ref name="ring">{{cite book|title=Lords of the Ring: The Triumph and Tragedy of College Boxing's Greatest Team|first=Doug|last=Moe|page=117|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|year= 2005|isbn=978-0-299-20424-2}}</ref> He turned pro while in college, eventually earning a {{winning percentage|10|1|record=y}} record as a professional.<ref name=si/> | ||
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=== Referee === | ||
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| Lane refereed his first world championship boxing match in 1971, when ] had a fifteen-round draw with ] for the ] ] title.<ref name=hal/> | Lane refereed his first world championship boxing match in 1971, when ] had a fifteen-round draw with ] for the ] ] title.<ref name=hal/> | ||
| Lane refereed ] between |
Lane refereed ] between ] ] Champion ] and challenger ] on June 28, 1997. ] was supposed to referee the fight, but Tyson's camp protested, so Lane was brought in at the last minute.<ref>{{usurped|1=}}, ''] via Slam! Boxing'', 1997-06-29, Retrieved on March 9, 2007.</ref> After Tyson bit Holyfield's ears twice, Lane disqualified him. Lane's shirt was stained with blood from the incident, and he sold it to a ] collector on the same night.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bert Sugar on Boxing: The Best of the Sport's Most Notable Writer|first=Bert Randolph|last=Sugar|pages=247–49|publisher=Globe Pequot|year=2003|isbn=978-1-59228-048-3}}</ref> | ||
| Less than three weeks later, Lane refereed the ] match.<ref>{{cite |
Less than three weeks later, Lane refereed the ] match.<ref>{{cite news|last=Friend |first=Tom |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/12/sports/lewis-akinwande-a-fight-for-heavyweight-redemption.html |title=Lewis-Akinwande: a Fight for Heavyweight Redemption |newspaper=] |date=July 12, 1997 |accessdate=December 6, 2022}}</ref> As in Tyson vs. Holyfield, it ended in disqualification when Akinwande used illegal tactics, these being excessive clinching and ignoring Lane's repeated orders to stop.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1997-07-13-1997194183-story.html |title=Akinwande disqualified in Lewis bout for holding Another bizarre ending for Tyson fight referee |newspaper=] |date=July 13, 1997 |accessdate=December 6, 2022}}</ref> After refereeing the fight between ] and Jay Snyder on November 6, 1998, Lane retired as a boxing referee.<ref name=lvrj/> | ||
| Lane was elected to the ] in 2013.<ref name="FitzgeraldMorley2013" /><ref>{{cite web|first1=Michael |last1=Woods |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/boxing/post/_/id/3971/lane-inducted-into-boxing-hall-of-fame|title=Lane inducted into Boxing Hall of Fame|date=June 11, 2013|publisher=]}}</ref> On August 10 that same year, he was also inducted into the ].<ref>{{cite news| first1=Ron |last1=Kantowski |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/sports-columns/ron-kantowski/boxing-royalty-whip-up-emotions/ |title=Boxing royalty whip up emotions |quote=Former boxing referee Mills Lane, seated, attends Saturday's ceremony with son Terry, rear. Lane, 76, is one of 19 members of the inaugural Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame class. |newspaper=] |publisher=Reviewjournal.com |date=August 11, 2013 |accessdate=December 9, 2022}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | == Legal career == | ||
| ⚫ | Lane attended the ]'s ], graduating with the class of 1970 and joined the ] in Nevada.<ref name=si/> In 1979, Lane became Chief Deputy Sheriff of Investigative Services at the ] Sheriff's Office. Lane also served as one of fourteen witnesses to Nevada's last gas chamber execution, that of ] that same year.<ref name="witness">{{cite news |last1=Volek |first1=Sue |title=Bishop Executed; Claim of More Killings Revealed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/150570461/?terms=Mills%20Lane%20witness&match=1 |access-date=7 January 2023 |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=22 October 1979}}</ref> He was elected District Attorney in 1982 and District Judge in 1990.<ref name=hal/> | ||
| ==Television career== | ==Television career== | ||
| Lane presided over the ] '']'' |
Lane presided over the ] '']'', which lasted for three seasons, from 1998 to 2001.<ref name=hal>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of television law shows: factual and fictional series about judges, lawyers and the courtroom, 1948–2008|first=Hal|last=Erickson|pages=147–48|publisher=McFarland|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7864-3828-0}}</ref> In addition to this show, the producers of ]'s '']'' approached him about having his character and voice used in their show as the referee of their plasticine figure matches.<ref name=hal/> Lane accepted the offer and became an ] personality. As a referee, Lane started boxing matches by declaring "Let's get it on!", which became his catchphrase. This was reproduced in ''Celebrity Deathmatch'' as his character would shout the same phrase to initiate fights.<ref name=hal/> | ||
| Lane made two appearances in the world of ]. He appeared on the November 16, 1998, episode of '']'' on the Titantron and made a ruling in regards to a contract dispute between ] and the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=WWF |
Lane made two appearances in the world of ]. He appeared on the November 16, 1998, episode of '']'' on the Titantron and made a ruling in regards to a contract dispute between ] and the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=WWF Raw—November 16, 1998|url=https://www.pwwew.net/tv/raw/981116.htm|website=www.pwwew.net|access-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref> He was also the special guest referee for a ] between ] and ] at ] on July 11, 1999.<ref name=PWBATB99>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/beach.html#99|title=Bash at the Beach 1999 | date=July 11, 1999|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|accessdate=September 1, 2015}}</ref> | ||
| Lane was a guest voice actor on an episode of '']'' |
Lane was a guest voice actor on an episode of '']''.<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Tom |last1=Tapp |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/mills-lane-dies-boxing-referee-tv-judge-tyson-holyfield-1235191262/ |title=Mills Lane Dead: TV Judge & Referee Of Tyson-Holyfield Bite Fight Was 85 |magazine= ] |publisher=] |date=November 17, 2022 |access-date=December 9, 2022}}</ref> | ||
| ==Personal life and death== | ==Personal life and death== | ||
| Lane and his wife, Kaye, had two sons.<ref>{{cite |
Lane and his wife, Kaye, had two sons.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Steve |last1=Sneddon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114205171/legendary-lane-returns-to-the-spotlight/ |title=Legendary Lane returns to the spotlight for a night |newspaper=Reno Gazette-Journal |via=Newspapers.com |date=August 9, 2006 |access-date=December 6, 2022}}</ref> | ||
| Lane titled his autobiography ''Let's Get It On: Tough Talk from Boxing's Top Ref and Nevada's Most Outspoken Judge''.<ref name="mills">{{cite book|title=Let's get it on: tough talk from boxing's top ref and Nevada's most outspoken judge|last=Lane|first=Mills|author2=Jedwin Smith|publisher=Crown|year=1998| |
Lane titled his autobiography ''Let's Get It On: Tough Talk from Boxing's Top Ref and Nevada's Most Outspoken Judge''.<ref name="mills">{{cite book|title=Let's get it on: tough talk from boxing's top ref and Nevada's most outspoken judge|last=Lane|first=Mills|author2=Jedwin Smith|publisher=Crown|year=1998|isbn=978-0-609-60311-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/letsgetitontough00lane}}</ref> | ||
| Lane suffered a debilitating ] in March 2002, which left him partially paralyzed and virtually unable to speak.<ref name="lvrj">{{cite news|last=Carp|first=Steve|title=Stroke victim Mills Lane, family cope| |
Lane suffered a debilitating ] in March 2002, which left him partially paralyzed and virtually unable to speak.<ref name="lvrj">{{cite news|last=Carp|first=Steve|title=Stroke victim Mills Lane, family cope|date=November 9, 2008 |newspaper=] |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/stroke-victim-mills-lane-family-cope/ |access-date=November 12, 2016}}</ref> With his blessing, this led to his '']'' alter-ego being voiced by ] (already the voice of ] ]) for the ] revival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/06/legendary-boxing-ref-mills-lane-dead-at-85/|title=Legendary Boxing Ref Mills Lane Dead At 85|website=] |date=December 6, 2022 }}</ref> | ||
| Lane's adopted city of ] proclaimed December 27, 2004, as |
Lane's adopted city of ] proclaimed December 27, 2004, as "Mills Lane Day'".<ref>{{cite web|title=Mills B. Lane – Historical Washoecourts|url=https://www.washoecourts.com/Historical/1991/Lane|access-date=June 27, 2021|website=www.washoecourts.com}}</ref> In May 2006, Lane made his first public appearance in years at the dedication of a new courthouse in Reno which is named after him.<ref name="FitzgeraldMorley2013">{{cite book|last1=Fitzgerald|first1=Mike|last2=Morley|first2=Patrick|title=Third Man in the Ring: 33 of Boxing's Best Referees and Their Stories|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Wu7jhLWM9wC&pg=PT14|date=February 28, 2013|publisher=Potomac Books, Inc.|isbn=978-1-61234-242-9|pages=14–}}</ref> The Mills B. Lane Justice Center houses the Reno Municipal Court and the Washoe County District Attorney's Office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reno.gov/government/municipal-court/justice-center|title=Justice Center {{!}} City of Reno|website=www.reno.gov|access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref> | ||
| Lane died in |
Mills Lane died from kidney failure at his home in Reno, Nevada on December 6, 2022, at the age of 85, in ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Krajewski |first1=Jim |title=Beloved Reno boxing icon Mills Lane dies at age 85 |url=https://eu.rgj.com/story/news/2022/12/06/beloved-reno-icon-mills-lane-dies-at-age-85/69705520007/ |access-date=December 6, 2022 |publisher=Reno Gazette Journal |date=December 6, 2022}}</ref> | ||
| His son Terry said the cause was complications from a stroke Lane had in 2002, which left him unable to speak. | |||
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American boxing referee (1937–2022) This article is about the boxing referee and television judge. For his uncle, an Atlanta bank executive from 1946 to 1973, see Mills Lane (banker).
| Mills Lane | |
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| Born | Mills Bee Lane III (1937-11-12)November 12, 1937 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 2022(2022-12-06) (aged 85) Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 11 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Wins by KO | 6 |
| Losses | 1 |
Mills Bee Lane III (November 12, 1937 – December 6, 2022) was an American boxing referee and professional boxer, a two-term Washoe County, Nevada district court judge, and television personality.
Lane was best known for having officiated several major heavyweight championship boxing matches in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, and for starring in the syndicated court show Judge Mills Lane. On June 9, 2013, Lane was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame on August 10 the same year.
Early life
Lane was born in Savannah, Georgia, on November 12, 1937. He hailed from a prominent Georgia family: his grandfather founded the largest bank in Georgia, and his uncle (and namesake) was the president of Citizens & Southern National Bank.
Lane attended Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts, where he played American football as a linebacker and ice hockey as a goaltender. Lane joined the United States Marine Corps in 1956, and was discharged in 1959. Subsequently, he enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno. He graduated with a business degree in 1963.
Boxing career
Boxer
Lane became a boxer while serving as a Marine, becoming the All-Far East welterweight champ. He was a National Collegiate Athletic Association welterweight boxing champion in 1960. In the U.S. Olympic Trials in San Francisco for the 1960 Summer Olympics, Lane was defeated by Phil Baldwin in the semifinals. He turned pro while in college, eventually earning a 10–1 (.909) record as a professional.
Referee
Lane refereed his first world championship boxing match in 1971, when Betulio González had a fifteen-round draw with Erbito Salavarria for the WBC flyweight title.
Lane refereed the second fight between WBA Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield and challenger Mike Tyson on June 28, 1997. Mitch Halpern was supposed to referee the fight, but Tyson's camp protested, so Lane was brought in at the last minute. After Tyson bit Holyfield's ears twice, Lane disqualified him. Lane's shirt was stained with blood from the incident, and he sold it to a memorabilia collector on the same night.
Less than three weeks later, Lane refereed the Lennox Lewis vs. Henry Akinwande match. As in Tyson vs. Holyfield, it ended in disqualification when Akinwande used illegal tactics, these being excessive clinching and ignoring Lane's repeated orders to stop. After refereeing the fight between Thomas Hearns and Jay Snyder on November 6, 1998, Lane retired as a boxing referee.
Lane was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2013. On August 10 that same year, he was also inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame.
Legal career
Lane attended the University of Utah's S.J. Quinney College of Law, graduating with the class of 1970 and joined the bar in Nevada. In 1979, Lane became Chief Deputy Sheriff of Investigative Services at the Washoe County Sheriff's Office. Lane also served as one of fourteen witnesses to Nevada's last gas chamber execution, that of Jesse Bishop that same year. He was elected District Attorney in 1982 and District Judge in 1990.
Television career
Lane presided over the court show Judge Mills Lane, which lasted for three seasons, from 1998 to 2001. In addition to this show, the producers of MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch approached him about having his character and voice used in their show as the referee of their plasticine figure matches. Lane accepted the offer and became an MTV personality. As a referee, Lane started boxing matches by declaring "Let's get it on!", which became his catchphrase. This was reproduced in Celebrity Deathmatch as his character would shout the same phrase to initiate fights.
Lane made two appearances in the world of professional wrestling. He appeared on the November 16, 1998, episode of WWE Raw on the Titantron and made a ruling in regards to a contract dispute between Stone Cold Steve Austin and the McMahon family. He was also the special guest referee for a boxing match between "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Buff Bagwell at WCW Bash at the Beach on July 11, 1999.
Lane was a guest voice actor on an episode of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
Personal life and death
Lane and his wife, Kaye, had two sons.
Lane titled his autobiography Let's Get It On: Tough Talk from Boxing's Top Ref and Nevada's Most Outspoken Judge.
Lane suffered a debilitating stroke in March 2002, which left him partially paralyzed and virtually unable to speak. With his blessing, this led to his Celebrity Deathmatch alter-ego being voiced by Chris Edgerly (already the voice of color commentator Nick Diamond) for the MTV2 revival.
Lane's adopted city of Reno proclaimed December 27, 2004, as "Mills Lane Day'". In May 2006, Lane made his first public appearance in years at the dedication of a new courthouse in Reno which is named after him. The Mills B. Lane Justice Center houses the Reno Municipal Court and the Washoe County District Attorney's Office.
Mills Lane died from kidney failure at his home in Reno, Nevada on December 6, 2022, at the age of 85, in Reno, Nevada. His son Terry said the cause was complications from a stroke Lane had in 2002, which left him unable to speak.
Professional boxing record
| 11 fights | 10 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 6 | 1 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 11 | Win | 10–1 |  Buddy Knox
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UD | 6 | May 9, 1967 | Centennial Coliseum, Reno, Nevada
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| 10 | Win | 9–1 |  David Camacho
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UD | 10 | February 28, 1963 | Mathisen Hall, Reno, Nevada
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| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Al Walker
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UD | 6 | January 31, 1963 | Mathisen Hall, Reno, Nevada
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| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Larry Sanchez
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KO | 2 (6), 1:04 | December 12, 1962 | Mathisen Hall, Reno, Nevada
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| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Artie Cox
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KO | 3 (8), 0:43 | August 7, 1962 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California
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| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Al Carroll
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TKO | 5 (8), 3:00 | July 17, 1962 | State Building, Reno, Nevada
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| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Dick Smith
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PTS | 6 | June 26, 1962 | Sacramento, California
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| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Marva Hawkins
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KO | 6 (6) | June 12, 1962 | Sacramento, California
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| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Sonny King
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TKO | 1 (6), 2:10 | May 27, 1962 | Wagon Wheel Convention Center, Stateline, Nevada
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| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Carlos Loya
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TKO | 1 (4) | May 10, 1962 | State Building, Reno, Nevada
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| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Artie Cox
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TKO | 1 (4), 0:35 | April 7, 1961 | State Building, Reno, Nevada
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References
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Former boxing referee Mills Lane, seated, attends Saturday's ceremony with son Terry, rear. Lane, 76, is one of 19 members of the inaugural Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame class.
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