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.^[1]

Born Horace Burke in Leicester in 1913,^[2] he adopted the name Paddy Mills and began his career at Leicester in 1937, riding for the Hounds in the Provincial League. In 1938 he joined Sheffield, spending a season there before joining the Royal Air Force.^[3] He served in the RAF for six years, and was awarded the British Empire Medal.^[3] After the war he joined the Norwich Stars, for whom he was the third highest points scorer in 1946, with 348 points in total.^[3] He went on to be the team's leading points scorer in both 1947 and 1948.^[3] He was picked to represent England in second test match in 1949, but suffered a fractured skull a few days before.^[3]

In 1952 Mills became president of the newly formed Leicester Amateur Speedway Club, which had a training track at Syston.^[4] In the late 1960s, Mills ran training sessions for the Long Eaton Archers.