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| Born | Mills Bee Lane III |
| Occupation | Retired television judge, former lawyer, and former boxing referee |
Mills Bee Lane III (born November 12, 1936) is a legendary boxing referee, and also a former boxer, judge, and television personality. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The referee in the sport of Boxing is the individual charged with enforcing the rules of the ring during a boxing match Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic He is best known for having officiated over several major heavyweight championship boxing matches in the 1980s and 1990s, and for starring in the television show Judge Mills Lane. Heavyweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds (14 st 4 lb/91 kg are considered heavyweights by the major professional Judge Mills Lane is a syndicated American courtroom show that ran from August 17, 1998 to August 31, 2001.
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History
Lane hails 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. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Mills B Lane Jr (January 121912 &ndash May 71989 was a banker in Atlanta Georgia. Citizens and Southern National Bank (C&S began as a Georgia institution that expanded into South Carolina Florida and into other states via mergers Lane, however, had other aspirations, and joined the United States Marine Corps in 1956, after his graduation from Middlesex School. He became a boxer while with the Marines, becoming the All-Far East welterweight champ. Welterweight is a Weight class division in combat sports Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in Boxing, but other combat sports like Kickboxing After leaving the Marines, he enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno and became the NCAA boxing champion. The University of Nevada Reno ( Nevada) is a University located in Reno Nevada, USA and is known for its programs in agricultural research journalism The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations He turned pro while in college, eventually earning an 11-1 record as a pro. He was in the 1960 Summer Olympics boxing finals held in San Francisco, California. The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city He was defeated by Phil Baldwin in the semifinals.
Lane graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with a business degree in 1963, then a few years later enrolled at the University of Utah to attend law school. The University of Nevada Reno ( Nevada) is a University located in Reno Nevada, USA and is known for its programs in agricultural research journalism The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake Lane graduated as a lawyer, and later on became a prosecutor at the Washoe County district attorney's office in Reno. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the Common law Adversarial system, or the civil law Washoe County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. The population was 339486 at the 2000 census; 2006 Census Bureau A district attorney (DA is in some US jurisdictions the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals In 1979, he became a deputy sheriff. That was the same year that he refereed his first world championship boxing match, when Vito Antuofermo retained the world middleweight championship with a 15-round draw against Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Vito Antuofermo (born February 9, 1953) is an Actor who is also a former world Middleweight Boxing champion Middleweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s "The Championship" redirects here For the English football competition see Football League Championship. Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler, in Newark, New Jersey, May 23, 1954) is a former American Lane has refereed a total of 102 championship bouts. "The Championship" redirects here For the English football competition see Football League Championship.
Lane became a household name in the United States the night he refereed "The Bite Fight" rematch between world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield and challenger Mike Tyson on June 28, 1997. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Holyfield-Tyson II (also known in some circles as "The Bite Fight" or "Bite of the Century") is a name sometimes used to identify the Boxing Heavyweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds (14 st 4 lb/91 kg are considered heavyweights by the major professional Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962) is a professional boxer from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the Cruiserweight Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar 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. Blood is a specialized Bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's cells €”such as nutrients and oxygen—and transports Waste products A souvenir (from French, for memory) memento or keepsake is an object a traveler brings home for the memories associated with
Television
From 1998 to 2001 his court show, Judge Mills Lane, aired on national television. 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. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Celebrity Deathmatch is a Claymation Parody Television show that pits celebrities against each other in a Wrestling ring Lane accepted the offer, and so also 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 named his autobiography Let's Get It On: Tough Talk from Boxing's Top Ref and Nevada's Most Outspoken Judge.
Mills Lane made a guest appearance as a voice-over for My Gym Partner's a Monkey, as Substitute Principal Wolverine (with the same voice as the Mills Lane character on Celebrity Deathmatch). The term voice-over refers to a production technique where a non-diagetic voice is broadcast live or pre-recorded in Radio, Television, Film, My Gym Partner's a Monkey is an American Animated television series created by Timothy and Julie McNally Cahill and produced by Cartoon Network Studios Lane also guest voiced on an episode of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command in which he played a judge. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is a name of a Disney Animated Science fiction adventure series
After TV
After the fight between Thomas Hearns and Jay Snyder on November 6, 1998, Mills Lane retired from being a boxing referee. Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958, in Memphis, raised in Detroit) is an American 8-time world champion professional Dan Green (born February 7, 1975, San Rafael California, US) also credited as Tom Wilson Jack Bean and Jay Snyder, is an American Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Lane can currently be spotted in television commercials for 1-800-THE-LAW2. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced He resides in New York City. The City of New York
Stroke
Lane suffered a debilitating stroke in March 2002 which left him partially paralyzed. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September He still has a great deal of difficulty speaking, which is the main reason why he does not voice himself on the new version of Celebrity Deathmatch. His character is now voiced by Chris Edgerly, who also provides the voice of Nick Diamond on the series. Chris Edgerly (born August 6, 1969 in Silver Spring Maryland) is an American Voice actor. Nick Diamond is a fictional character on the animated series Celebrity Deathmatch. His adopted city of Reno celebrated him on December 27, 2004, proclaiming it "Mills Lane Day". Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " On this date, Lane made his first public appearance in years at the dedication of a new courthouse which now bears his name.
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