Billy Mills was running the 10,000-meter race at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. It was the final lap, and he was behind the pack. But in the final stretch, Mills moved to lane 4 and began passing the other ...

This Day in History: On October 14, 1964, history was made on the track in Tokyo, Japan, as Billy Mills, a relatively unknown American runner, stunned the world by winning the gold medal in the 10,000 ...

Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) joins Native Bidaské to reflect on his historic 1964 victory, his lifelong ...

NEW THIS MORNING. LEGENDARY OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST BILLY MILLS IS SHARING HIS STORY IN A WHOLE NEW WAY. MILLS WON THE 10,000M AT THE 1964 OLYMPICS, BECOMING THE SECOND INDIGENOUS ATHLETE TO WIN GOLD.

Described as the greatest upset in Olympic history, Billy Mills' victory in the 10,000 meters at the 1964 Olympic Games will remain an indelible memory for anyone who saw his thrilling stretch run as ...

In 1964, America was still reeling from the previous November’s assassination of President John F. Kennedy, as the country’s youth were mesmerized by “Beatlemania.” Yet something positive of an ...

Billy Mills turns 87 next week. Gerry Lindgren is 79. Dear friends since they were 1964 Olympians — Tokyo roomies — they also share a golden memory that turns 60 Friday. On that day — June 27, 1965 — ...

Join us this National Native American Heritage Month in welcoming Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills for a special reading of his autobiographical picture book, Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams ...

Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Dark Winds season 3, episode 1.Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) revealed a fascinating part of his backstory in Dark Winds season 3, and it connects to one of the ...

Billy Mills poked at a healthy plate of poached eggs, grilled vegetables and dry toasted rye Friday morning. The distance-running legend has neither the knees nor the appetite to compete in the 30th ...

Billy Mills releases 'Wings of an Eagle' book. Photo Credit: S.D. Nelson. Billy Mills releases 'Wings of an Eagle' book. Photo Credit: S.D. Nelson. Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills chatted about his ...

It's been 60 years since Billy Mills won gold. But it sounds like it was just yesterday listening to him recount the most important six-mile run of his life. Mills is the first and only American to ...