With 300 meters to go in the 1964 Olympic Games 10,000-meter final, Australia’s Ron Clarke shoved him into the third lane, knocking him off balance. Billy Mills, an unknown Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton, had just regained his stride when he...
BY SCOTT M. REID, Orange County Register: Sports
Fri, 12/19/2014 - 8:00pm
With 300 meters to go in the 1964 Olympic Games 10,000-meter final, Australia’s Ron Clarke shoved him into the third lane, knocking him off balance. Billy Mills, an unknown Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton, had just regained his stride when he...