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Billy Mills began life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. His Lakota name, “Makoce Te’hila,” means “Loves His Country” or, more traditionally, “Respects the Earth.” Orphaned by age 13, he faced poverty and discrimination but drew strength from running. Nothing has stopped him since.

Billy Mills, Alexandria, VA. 58K likes. The only American to ever win Olympic gold in the 10,000 meters.

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Feb 01, 2012· When half-Indian, half-white Billy Mills won one of the greatest Olympic races ever—the 10,000 meters in 1964—he wasn't even sure who he was. To …

Charles Mills, 67, of Culpeper died Tuesday, May 19, 2020. He was born December 6, 1952 in Warrenton to the late Harry and Margaret Hill Mills. Mr. Mills was a great father and husband and was always there when they needed him. He was an avid gardener, loved dogs and …

Early life. Miller was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas. As a child, Miller spent five years as a patient of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, an organization he now supports.. He attended Mirabeau B. Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas, and the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, where he received a communications degree and was one of only twenty ...

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Jan 21, 2010· USA's Bob Beamon breaks the world record in the long jump by nearly two feet during the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games.

Jul 25, 2016· Billy Mills said it was humbling to have a building named after him, the latest to be recognized from a list set in motion about two decades ago. …

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At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.

Billy Mills: I am very proud because we started this charity from nothing and we’ve been able to raise over $100 million. So many people have joined together to make it a success. I’ve even been able to work with a friend of mine, the great African runner Kip Keino. ... My junior year of college I came so close to committing suicide. It was ...

Apr 28, 2015· Billy Mills, University of Kansas. In the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Mills ran a personal best by 46 seconds in the 10,000-meter final, resulting in a stunning come-from-behind victory and a new Olympic record. Runner’s World Magazine chose his victory as the second-greatest Olympic moment of the 20th century.

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MILLS, DR. BILLY ROYCE, age 74, of Birmingham, AL, passed away on September 30, 2011. He was born near Florala, AL on May 3, 1937. He was a graduate of William Carey College, the University of Southern Mississippi and Auburn University, where he earned his Doctorate of Education.

Billy Mills, gold medal winner of the 10,000-meter run in the 1964 Olympics, speaks at the closing ceremony for Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences' Roots to Wings Transformative ...

Billy Mills. Billy Mills was born on June 30, 1938 in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. He is an Oglala Lakota (Sioux) Indian and he was raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Billy's given Lakota name is Makata Taka Hela which means "love your country" or more traditionally translated, "respects the earth".

Apr 23, 2016· Billy Mills, right, who won the olympic gold medal in the 10,000 meter run at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, talks to a group of young people at …

Directed by Donald Shebib. With Robby Benson, Pat Hingle, Claudia Cron, Jeff McCracken. The story of Billy Mills, the American Indian that came from obscurity, to win the 10,000 meter long distance foot race in the Tokyo Olympics.

Billy Mills (also known as: William M. Mills, Makata Hela Taka, William Mervin Mills) born June 30, 1938 in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, United States is an American track and field athlete. Lakota Sioux runner Billy Mills was responsible for one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history. A complete unknown in the track-and-field world, Mills outran a field of international ...

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Billy Mills is the only American to have ever won the Olympic gold medal in the 10,000-meter run. A Lakota Sioux raised in one of the poorest communities in America, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Mills was orphaned as a young boy, facing prejudice and cultural discrimination most of his childhood life.

Billy Mills: An American Hero In the movie Running Brave there are many references from the old/new ways. There are many similarities between When The Legends Die and Running Brave with the old/new ways on and off the reservation. ... They thought he should have paid his way into college just like everybody else. When Frank and Eddie come to ...

For Mills, college would be an eye-opening experience. “The Lawrence community played a vital role in my life.” said Mills. “When I attended Haskell for four years of high school, Lawrence was the very first non-Indian community I was truly exposed to for a lengthy period of time.

Billy Mills crosses the line with a win in the 10,000-meter race at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. FRED BRAITSCH JR. / S&S FILE PHOTO

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Billy Mills. 1938-American track and field athlete. Lakota Sioux runner Billy Mills was responsible for one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history. A complete unknown in the track-and-field world, Mills outran a field of international track stars to win the gold medal in the 10,000-meter race in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.Mills's win was the first gold medal by any American in this ...

Billy Mills’ May visit to Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College was declared a great success by college officials. The 1964 Olympic 10,000 meter gold- medal champion’s appearance highlighted a month-long celebration of National Fitness and Sports Month at the college.