Billy Mills is a sports legend nation wide. This month, he gave a commencement speech at SD School of Mines for graduation, during which he spoke about his legendary Olympic run. He won the Gold medal in the 1964 Olympic Games 10,000-meter run. He's still the ONLY American gold medalist for that event.
Billy Mills' commencement speech at SD Mines
Mills is also a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe and founded the Running Strong for American Indian Youth nonprofit.
He found comfort in running after losing both his parents at a young age. He shared his memory of that Olympic race in his commencement speech.
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