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	FosterClub \| Famous Foster Youth - Billy Mills
		Although he was near last, Mills had not given up on himself and was performing as he always did during his years of practice for this event: “The sleek Native American…(was)…running as smoothly as the wind, without effort, in perfect control”.
		Billy was an outsider and he had no mom or dad to help him deal with the rejection he experienced.
		Billy took his case to the commanding officer and after declaring his conviction that he felt he could win the 10,000 meter race, he was assigned to the All-Marine Track Team.
	www.fosterclub.com /funstuff/fam_fosterKids/billyMills.cfm (1009 words)

	BILLY MILLS
		I have known BILLY MILLS for years and he is the godfather of my oldest son.
		Billy Mills was so unknown that the U.S. Olympic Committee at first refused to give him shoes for the race.
		Billy has never asked to be repaid, but ask instead that they help the next person who needs it.
	www.sportshumanitarian.com /Inductees/mills.htm (828 words)

	Billy Mills Biography
		Billy Mills is an Oglala Lakota (Sioux) born and raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
		Billy lives his life through the teachings of his father.
		Today Billy travels throughout the country speaking about Global Unity Through Global Diversity to American Indian communities, colleges, and corporations and acting as a mentor and role model for Indian Youth.
	www.autographedtoyou.com /Billy-Mills-biography.htm (212 words)

	Billy Mills Summary
		Mills was born on June 30, 1938 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
		Mills, who was elected to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1984, moved with his wife, Pat, and their three daughters, Christy, Lisa, and Billie JoAnne, to Fair Oaks, a Sacramento, California, suburb.
		Billy Mills was inducted into the United States Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1976, and the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 1984.
	www.bookrags.com /Billy_Mills (1563 words)

	Canku Ota - November 2, 2002 - Billy Mills' Story Inspires
		Billy Mills, a Pine Ridge native whose 10,000-meter victory at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo made him an American hero, gave the keynote address at the Avera Rural Health Conference in Sioux Falls.
		For all the problems plaguing reservation life, Mills said the most difficult hurdles to clear were the misperceptions fueled by statistics: People assumed he was an alcoholic, even though he does not drink; he couldn't borrow money as a young man because it was assumed he did not work, although he did.
		Mills told his audience Thursday that communities, especially resource-limited rural towns such as those that dot much of South Dakota, need to embrace and cultivate the diversity in their own and neighboring communities, including reservations.
	www.turtletrack.org /Issues02/Co11022002/CO_11022002_Billy_Mills.htm (852 words)

	Billy Mills to speak at KU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Mills, a recipient of the 1993 Distinguished Service Citation, the highest award given by the university and the KU Alumni Association, was asked to return to KU by Chancellor Robert Hemenway and will speak on the "Pursuit of Excellence."
		Mills recently was selected as one of five outstanding speakers for 1996 by Toastmasters International, joining Gen. Colin Powell and ABC's Diane Sawyer for the honor.
		Mills is an American Indian and grew up in poverty on a reservation at Pine Ridge, S.D. He was orphaned at 12.
	www.news.ku.edu /1997/97N/AprNews/Apr01/mills.html (467 words)

	Olympian Billy Mills to keynote IU South Bend’s ‘Conversations on Race’
		Mills, who is an Oglala Sioux Indian, will speak on global unity through global diversity during the one-day conference that examines the importance of open minds and acceptance.
		Mills was born in South Dakota in 1938.
		Mills stunned the world at the Olympics by beating the two favored runners in the 10,000 meter race, a race which no American had ever won in the Olympics.
	www.indiana.edu /~ocmhp/102502/text/mills.html (384 words)

	Olympian Billy Mills, long may he run : ICT [2003/08/20]
		Billy Mills was a two-time All-American in cross country for Kansas University (1958 and 1959), the 1960 Big Eight Conference Cross Country Champion and a member of the legendary 1959 and 1960 KU NCAA Championship track teams.
		Mills was a cross country/marathon guy and ostensibly not remotely in Clarke's class as a track specialist.
		Mills was in third place, less than a lap to go, and his dream looked to be over.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1061386694 (1698 words)

	Olympic Spirit - Billy Mills
		Billy Mills pulled off one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history in the 10,000-meter run with a stunning come-from-behind finish to win the gold medal.
		Billy was in contention with him and another runner right down to the wire.
		Billy became a legend when he crossed the finish line to take the gold medal and set a new Olympic record of 28 minutes 24.4 seconds.
	www2.edgate.com /copernedit/html/summergames/inactive/olympic_spirit/billy_mills.html (470 words)

	Biography of Billy Mills
		Mills grew up on an Oglala Sioux Indian reservation and was orphaned at the age of 12.
		Mills was one of three Kansas track legends at the games that year.
		Mills was entered in the 10,000 meter run, a race which no American had ever won in an Olympics.
	www.nvnv.essortment.com /biographybilly_rfth.htm (801 words)

	Hay House, Inc. \| Authors \| Billy Mills
		During the 1964 Summer Olympic games in Tokyo, Billy Mills stunned spectators when, as a virtual unknown, he outpaced the competition in the last 100 meters of the 10,000-meter race and took home a gold.
		Born June 30, 1938 in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, Billy Mills is an Oglala Sioux Indian whose given Native-American name is "Loves His Country." Although an outstanding long distance runner, Mills' accomplishment at the 1964 Summer Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan stands as one of the most shocking upsets in modern sports.
		During these games, Billy Mills stunned spectators in one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history, when, as a virtual unknown, he outpaced the competition in the last 100 meters of the 10,000-meter race and took home a gold.
	www.hayhouse.com /authorbio.php?id=52 (194 words)

	Olympian Billy Mills: Long may he run : ICT [2003/08/21]
		Mills, is a Native American hero, who, arguably, accomplished the single greatest track and field victory in this country's history and has gone on to lead a life full of greater victories.
		Billy Mills is a modest, unassuming symbol of the rewards of virtue.
		Billy Mills' most important help may well be the idea of "unity through global diversity." In this time of international strife and daily world-wide horror it seems a wise and perfect message.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1061497648 (1494 words)

	"the People's Paths home page!" Articles - Billy Mills, Olympic Legend (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It was on that night, Billy Mills created one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history-winning the 10,000 meter run with a stunning come from behind finish that suddenly made him a national treasure.
		It was this realization that brought Billy Mills to the pinnacle of the athletic world, where he became one of America's greatest distance runners.
		Be there for a moment of inspired athletic prowess as Billy Mills finds an untapped source of strength and kicks his way into Olympic history, pulling out in front and breaking the ribbon of victory.
	www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net /Articles2004/BillyMillsOlympicLegend.html (441 words)

	BILLY MILLS The Olympic Legend \| The Final Sprint (TFS) \| The Internet’s Premier Running, Fitness, and Nutrition ...
		Billy Mills was born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota on June 30, 1938 in the Oglala Sioux Indian reservation.
		Mills was initially able to keep up with the lead back, but as the race progressed he fell back and got caught up in a slower pack of runners.
		Mills was inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 1984 and is an official member of the United States Track and Field Hall of Fame.
	www.thefinalsprint.com /2006/12/billy-mills-the-olympic-legend (1553 words)

	Billy Mills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Billy Mills to speak on the 'Pursuit of Excellence'
		Billy Mills, the KU alumnus who surprised the world with an upset victory at the 1964 summer Olympic Games, will speak at 7 p.m.
		Mills, a recipient of the 1993 Distinguished Service Citation, the highest award given to KU alumni, was asked to return to KU by Chancellor Robert Hemenway and will speak on the "Pursuit of Excellence."
	www.oread.ku.edu /Oread97/OreadApril4/page3/mills.html (457 words)

	Billy Mills Running Poster - Destiny
		Billy Mills in the only American to ever win the Olympic 10,000 meter gold medal.
		Billy Mills came into this race as a longshot, but beat the odds with an inspiring come from behind victory.
		Mills quote of "Every Passion has its Destiny" is printed on the poster.
	www.runningplanet.com /catalog/billy-mills-running-poster.html (70 words)

	Billy Mills, Professional Speaker
		Billy Mills is a speaker and Olympic gold-medal winner, has shared how he pursued excellence in the world of sports with corporations, associations, universities and schools.
		Mills made the 1964 Olympic team in two events: the 10,000 meters and the marathon.
		Mills set an American and Olympic record of 28:24.4, a mark all the more extraordinary because he ran 46 seconds faster than his previous personal best.
	www.goldstars.com /speakers/mills_billy.html (398 words)

	Canku Ota - February 9, 2002 - Gold-medal runner Billy Mills speaks in advance of torch relay
		Long before Billy Mills gave his inspiring talk on Friday morning at the Northern Hotel, he managed to touch the life of at least one young man in the audience.
		Mills, 63 and a Lakota Sioux, remains the only American to have won the 10,000-meter run in the Olympics.
		Her words made Mills think back to an earlier time when his father told Mills that he had broken wings, but knew that one day his son would have the wings of an eagle.
	www.turtletrack.org /Issues02/Co02092002/CO_02092002_Mills.htm (967 words)

	Billy Mills
		Billy Mills I believe Billy Mills is a great man, not only because he is a very famous, but because he is an inspirational Indian role model.
		Billy Mills is a legend and hero to the Indian community and that is another reason I choose to do some research about him.
		Billy Mills was born on June 30, 1938, on the Pine Ridge Reservation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
	www.radessays.com /viewpaper.php?nats=MTAxMToyOjE,0,0,0,0&request=44290 (271 words)

	Running Past - Profiles - Billy Mills
		Billy Mills was born on June 30, 1938 in Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
		Mills finished his career in the U.S. Marine Corps as an officer assigned to the Department of the Interior.
		Billy has served on the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans by the Jaycees in 1972.
	www.runningpast.com /billy_mills.htm (1576 words)

	Billy Mills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		On October 14, 1964, Billy Mills stunned the world by winning the most sensational race in Olympic history.
		At the National Stadium in Tokyo, Mills won the 10,000 meter run with a breathtaking come-from-behind-finish, and suddenly became a national treasure.
		In the 100 years of the modern Olympics, Mills is still the only American to have won the 10,000 meter run.
	www.newinformation.com /Speakers/Mills-Billy.htm (106 words)

	Biography of Billy Mills
		Mills entered the Univesity of Kansas in the late 1950s and proceeded to improve upon the times he had posted at the Haskell Institute.
		Mills went on to become a marine lieutenant and briefly abandoned running for a time.
		Mills' notoriety was so low that a news person ran up to him after the race and said "Who are you?"
	nvnv.essortment.com /biographybilly_rfth.htm (801 words)

	Billy Mills
		Billy Mills surprised himself that day with his record-breaking time.
		After the Olympics, Mills finished his career in the U.S. Marine Corps as an officer assigned to the Department of the Interior.
		Mills also uses his speaking skills as an advocate for and a role model to young Native Americans.
	www.distancerunning.com /inductees/1999/mills.html (212 words)

	Olympic hero Billy Mills speaks to UNCP crowd
		Mills spoke to a crowd of around 500 at the Givens Performing Arts Center Tuesday night, as part of UNC Pembroke's Distinguished Speakers Series.
		Mills is a strong believer in integrity no matter the goal.
		Mills has lived by that code and shared it with others since his Olympic heroics.
	www.uncp.edu /news/2003/billy_mills_2.htm (382 words)

	Billy Mills - Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau
		Unheralded, unappreciated, virtually unknown to the world, Billy Mills scored one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history, winning the 10,000 meter run with a stunning come-from-behind finish that left the world's best runners in his wake, and the rest of the world in disbelief.
		Mills, a Lakota (Sioux) Indian born on the reservation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, learned early that life doesn't always come easy.
		Mills fought prejudice, jealousy, and scorn to become one of America's best distance runners of his day.
	www.leadingauthorities.com /3679/Billy_Mills.htm (228 words)

	St. Joseph's Indian School - Billy Mills visits St. Joseph's Indian School
		Mills recently visited and spoke to St. Joseph’s Indian School students and their families, staff and other invited guests.
		Mills gave an inspiring address to students in all grades, as well as families and staff, centered on making your dreams come true.
		Today, Mills is a successful businessman, former marine lieutenant and Olympic gold medalist — but he also acknowledged times he wanted to quit, times when perceptions pushed him to the limits.
	www.stjo.org /index.cfm?cat=99&artid=599 (581 words)

	Billy Mills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Billy Mills, Olympic gold medalist and a native of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, is the honorary chair for this year’s Read Across America activities in South Dakota.
		Mills lived on the Pine Ridge Reservation until he was orphaned at age 12.
		Mills says that day in Tokyo was a dream come true – a dream that started as he turned the pages in that book of Olympic stories.
	www.sdea.org /ReadAcrossAmerica/billy_mills.htm (317 words)

	School of Education - News and Events - Billy Mills receives Alumni Distinguished Service Award from KU education school (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		LAWRENCE -- Billy Mills, graduate of the University of Kansas and spokesperson of Running Strong for American Indian Youth, will receive the University of Kansas School of Education Alumni Distinguished Service Award.
		Oglala Lakota (Sioux) Mills may be best known as the only American ever to have won the 10,000-meter race, winning at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, but he has gone on to make an integral difference in children's lives.
		The Billy Mills Running Strong for Indian Youth Scholarship is available to American Indian students who are studying to become teachers.
	www.soe.ku.edu:16080 /news-events/archives/2003/mills03.php (357 words)

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