John P. Mills (September 7, 1919 – August 25, 1995) was an American professional

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player. After a collegiate career at

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, Mills played for the National Basketball League's Cleveland Allmen Transfers from 1944 to 1946, then for the

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in the 1946–47 Basketball Association of America season. Mills played high school basketball for Knox Central High School.

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