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Bookmark or Share- Billy Mills - WikipediaWilliam 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 - Olympics.comBilly Mills remains the USA’s one and only gold medallist in the men’s 10,000m, a feat he achieved at Tokyo 1964. Run like the wind The story of Billy Mills, the only American to this day to have won 10,000m Olympic gold, is so remarkable that it is the subject of a 1983 film entitled Running Brave.
- Billy Mills: Reflecting on his epic victory at the 1964 Olympic Games ...Mills – whose Lakota name is Tamakoce Te’Hila (pronounced Tama-kosha Tech-a-heela) – overcame racial discrimination, hypoglycaemia, type 2 diabetes, suicidal thoughts and his own self-doubts to become an Olympic champion and a leading role model and campaigner for Native American youth.
- Incredible Moment As Underdog Billy Mills Wins 10,000m Gold - YouTubeIncredible Moment As Underdog Billy Mills Wins 10,000m Gold - Tokyo 1964 Olympics. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Watch highlights of one of the most incredible stories in...
- Billy Mills | Encyclopedia.comBilly Mills. Billy Mills (born 1938) won what sports writers called the most sensational race ever run in Olympic history. A relative unknown, he came from behind to beat world champion runners in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. Miller later became one of the most noted of motivational speakers.
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