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William Mervin Mills (born June 30, 1938), also known by his Oglala Lakota name Tamakhóčhe Theȟíla, is an American Oglala Lakota former track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the 10,000 metre run (6.2 mi) at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. His 1964 victory is considered one of the greatest Olympic upsets because he was a virtual unknown ...
Billy Mills, American Olympic runner, orphaned at age 12; Babe Ruth, American baseball star, raised in an orphanage; Gunboat Smith, Irish-American Boxer, grew up in orphanages around the Philadelphia area; Jim Thorpe, American multi-sport Olympic and professional athlete, orphaned as a teen; Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian professional auto racing ...
Billy Gene Mills (born November 19, 1929) is a retired Los Angeles Superior Court judge and a former Los Angeles City Council member, serving from 1963 to 1974. He was one of the first three African-Americans elected to the council.
South Dakota native Billy Mills, who won the men's 10,000-meter run in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic, will speak in in Brookings Sept. 20-21 as part of the South Dakota Festival of Books and the annual ...
Billy Mills, the last American to win the Olympic 10,000 meters in 1964, believes distance star Grant Fisher is capable of winning the race in Paris. Billy Mills, the last American to win the ...
Running Strong for American Indian Youth, or just Running Strong, is a non-profit organization that was co-founded by Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills, along with Gene Krizek, founder of Christian Relief Services Charities. Running Strong, also known as American Indian Youth Running Strong, Inc., operates under the umbrella of Christian Relief ...
Gerald "Gerry" Paul Lindgren (born March 9, 1946) is an American track and field runner who set many long-standing high school and national records in the United States. In 1965, Lindgren and Billy Mills both broke the world record for the six-mile run when they finished in an extremely rare tie at the AAU National Championships, both running exactly 27:11.6. [4]
Billy Miller, an award-winning soap opera star known for his work on "The Young and the Restless" and "General Hospital," died Sept. 15 at age 43. His co-stars took to social media to pay tribute ...