Horace Albert Burke (24 July 1912 – 29 January 1975), better known under the alias Paddy Mills, was a motorcycle speedway rider whose career spanned World War II.
[4] He served in the RAF for six years, and was awarded the British Empire Medal.
[5] He was picked to represent England in second test match in 1949, but suffered a fractured skull a few days before.
[4] In 1952 Mills became president of the newly formed Leicester Amateur Speedway Club, which had a training track at Syston.
[6] In the late 1960s, Mills ran training sessions for the Long Eaton Archers.