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About Mike Mills (1941-2020) In the world of barbecue, champion pitmaster Mike Mills was affectionately known as “The Legend.” He presided over the pits at his nationally acclaimed 17th Street Barbecue barbecue restaurants in Southern Illinois. In the early 1990s, he was co-captain of the Apple City Barbecue team, one of the
At the end of 2020, the barbecue community lost one of its best, and the world lost a legendary pitmaster. And not just any legend, but rather “The Legend.”. Mike Mills, founder of 17 Street Barbecue, 3x Grand World Champion, co-author of Peace, Love & Barbecue and Praise the Lard, and well deserving of his title of “The Legend,” passed ...
Dec 9, 2021 · Remembering Mike Mills. Posted by 17th Street BBQ on December 29, 2021. -- The Mills Family. Today marks the one-year anniversary of my dad’s passing. Below we’re sharing his official obituary and some of the press chronicling his remarkable life.
Mike Mills. In the world of barbecue, champion pitmaster Mike Mills is affectionately known as “The Legend.”. He presides over the pits at his two nationally acclaimed 17th Street Barbecue restaurants in Southern Illinois.
Jan 18, 2021 · Kasey Carlson. Barbecue hasn't just lost a legend. It's lost the legend. Mike Mills, owner and pitmaster of the renowned 17th Street Barbecue in Murphysboro, Illinois, and Marion, Illinois, died Dec. 29, 2020. Mills was known as "The Legend" in the world of barbecue, not only in the St. Louis metro area, but across the nation.
- Kasey Carlson
Dec 29, 2020 · Barbecue Hall of Famer Mike Mills died Tuesday morning December 29, 2020 due to issues unrelated to COVID. I first met Mike and his daughter Amy in October 2005 at the Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue. He was introduced to me as “The Legend.” And he truly is.
Dec 29, 2020 · Mike Mills, the founder of 17th Street BBQ, died on Tuesday, December 29. According to Amy Mills, his daughter, Mike Mills passed away after battling a non-COVID-19 related health issue....
