Bill Millett

Bill Millett
Biographical details
Born	July 8, 1901; Whitman, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	October 19, 1966 (aged 65); Waterville, Maine, U.S.
Alma mater	Colby College (B.S.); Columbia University (M.A.)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Baseball
1925–1927	Waterville High School
1927–1930	Colby assistant
1930–1942	Colby freshman
1933–1942	Colby assistant
Football
1931–1941	Colby freshman
1942	Colby
1945	Colby
1946–1947	Colby freshman
Ice Hockey
1929–1942	Colby
1946–1948	Colby
Head coaching record
Overall	73–57–9 .558 [hockey]

Ellsworth Willis "Bill" Millett was an American baseball, football, and ice hockey player and coach and college professor. He was a fixture at Colby College, in Waterville, Maine, for 25 years, before his retirement in 1948.

Career[edit]

Millett began attending Colby College in the fall of 1921. He joined the baseball and football teams as a freshman, playing second base and fullback for the Mules.^[1] The following year he also joined the ice hockey team as a defenseman and sometime winger. He helped the Mules win or tie the state championship in all three in 1923. Millett graduated in 1925 and returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach two years later. Millett was eventually promoted to being the head coach of the ice hockey team in 1929 and the freshman baseball team the following spring.^[2] By the mid-30s he had taken over the freshman football squad and had also been hired on as an assistant professor by the school.^[3] During this time Millett had enrolled at Columbia University and earned his Master's in 1939.^[4]

Millett remained with the college during World War II and served as head coach of the football team for one season upon its return to play in 1945. He was back in his familiar position the following year and was such a welcome sight on campus that the class of '47 dedicated the school yearbook in his honor.^[5] In 1948, Millett was appointed to a fundraising committee for the Mayflower Hill Campus. Due to the requirements for the new project he was forced to turn over coaching duties to others.

Millett remained in Waterville after his retirement and died in 1966. Colby honors his memory by conferring the Bill Millett Award to one male and one female student athlete who have contributed the most to Colby Athletics over their four years at the college.^[6]

Personal[edit]

Millett married Mary Rollins in 1932 and they had two daughters; Mary, born in 1933 and Martha, born in 1937.^[7]

Head coaching record[edit]

Football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall
Colby (Independent) (1945–1945)
1945	Colby	1–0–1
Colby:
Total:
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. ^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Ice hockey[edit]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Colby (Independent) (1929–1936)
Colby (NEIHL) (1936–1942)
Colby (NEIHL) (1946–1948)
1947–48	Colby	2–6–0	1–4–0	10th
Colby:		73–57–9
Total:		73–57–9
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References[edit]

^ "Colby Oracle 1922". Colby College. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
^ "Colby Oracle 1930". Colby College. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
^ "Colby Oracle 1935". Colby College. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
^ "Colby Oracle 1941". Colby College. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
^ "Colby Oracle 1947". Colby College. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
^ "Winners Announced for 34th Senior Sports Awards". Colby Mules. May 19, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
^ "MILLETT, Ellsworth Willis (55967)". Nova Scotia Roots. Retrieved July 13, 2023.

[1] "Colby Oracle 1922". Colby College. Retrieved July 13, 2023.

[2] "Colby Oracle 1930". Colby College. Retrieved July 13, 2023.

[3] "Colby Oracle 1935". Colby College. Retrieved July 13, 2023.

[4] "Colby Oracle 1941". Colby College. Retrieved July 13, 2023.

[5] "Colby Oracle 1947". Colby College. Retrieved July 13, 2023.

[6] "Winners Announced for 34th Senior Sports Awards". Colby Mules. May 19, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2023.

[7] "MILLETT, Ellsworth Willis (55967)". Nova Scotia Roots. Retrieved July 13, 2023.

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v t e Colby Mules men's ice hockey
Venues	South End Arena (1922–1955) Alfond Arena (1955–2021) Jack Kelley Rink (2021–present)
Coaches	Richard Watson (1921–1922) James March (1922–1923) Euclid Heile (1923–1924) Eddie Roundy (1924–1929) Bill Millett (1929–1942, 1946–1948) Romeo Lemieux (1948–1949) C. Nels Corey (1949–1950) Wilfred Rancourt (1950–1952) Bernard LaLiberty (1953–1955) Jack Kelley (1955–1962, 1976–1977) Charlie Holt (1962–1968) Richard Green (1968–1972) Kenneth Mukai (1972–1976) Michael Goulet (1977–1989) Charles Corey (1989–1992) Scott Borek (1992–1995) Jim Tortorella (1995–2011) Stan Moore (2011–2012) Blaise MacDonald (2012–present)
Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Conference affiliations	New England Intercollegiate Hockey League (1936–1942, 1946–1954) ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1999) NESCAC (1999–present)
Rivalries	Bowdoin
All-time leaders	Ron Ryan (245 Points) Ron Ryan (104 Goals)
Frozen Four appearances	2018
NCAA Tournament appearances	1996 2018
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2: 1966 ECAC East: 1997 1993 NESCAC: 2018
Colby College Waterville, ME