Billy Mills is celebrating his 75th Birthday June 30
Billy Mills became an Olympic hero and an American sports icon for eternity with his dramatic and (to most) totally unexpected victory in the 10,000 meters at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He remains the only American in history to ever win the longest track event in the Olympic Games. On June 30th, his 75th birthday, Billy Mills will be back in Kansas, which served as the launch pad for his run to Olympic glory in Tokyo almost 50 years ago, as a special honored guest at the Overland Park Double. Although Billy was born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, his running career essentially began in Kansas. Click here to read the full article about Billy Mills.

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June is Billy Mills month...no other American has ever won the Olympic 10,000m Gold medal. This performance changed my life. I already loved running but when I watched what Billy did on my black and white TV, I knew that anything was possible. I started a running magazine a year later. That magazine became Runner's World. Billy, my hero will be celebrating his 75th birthday June 30. It was 49 years ago that he won gold. A single race that changed his life forever...
Bob Anderson 6/11/13 4:20 pm