Billy Mills
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- Series: Magill's Choice: American Indian Biographies, Revised Edition
- Categories: Sports
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Athletes
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History
Article abstract: Billy Mills was the first—and through 2004, the only—American to win the Olympic{$IOlympics;Mills, Billy} gold medal in the 10,000-meter run.
William Mervin (Billy) Mills, orphaned at the age of thirteen and raised thereafter by his sister, did not allow the hardships he faced in his early life to hold him back. Breaking numerous high school track records and excelling at the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas, earned him a full athletic scholarship to the University of Kansas. His performance on the university's cross-country team was...
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