Billy Mills
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Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) is the only American ever to have won the Olympic gold medal in the 10,000-meter run, a 1964 victory considered one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history. Mills grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation, attended the University of Kansas, served in the U.S. Marine Corps, founded Running Strong for American Indian Youth and became an internationally known speaker and author. His new children’s book, Wings of an Eagle, tells his inspiring life story.
Featured title: Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills
BILLY’S EVENTS:
- Thursday, Sept 19 @ 10:00 a.m. – Wings of an Eagle: Sharing Gold Medal Dreams – Washington Pavilion, Belbas Theater, Sioux Falls
- Thursday, Sept 19 @ 12:00 p.m. – Live Radio Broadcast: In the Moment with Lori Walsh – SDPB Sioux Falls Studio
- Thursday, Sept 19 @ 1:30 p.m. – Wings of an Eagle: Sharing Gold Medal Dreams – Washington Pavilion, Belbas Theater, Sioux Falls
- Friday, Sept 20 @ 10:00 a.m. – Wings of an Eagle: Sharing Gold Medal Dreams – Children’s Museum, Party on Two, Brookings
- Friday, Sept 20 @ 12:30 p.m. – Wings of an Eagle: Sharing Gold Medal Dreams – Children’s Museum, Party on Two, Brookings
- Friday, Sept. 20 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Oscar, Fishback Studio Theater (154), Brookings
- Friday, Sept. 20 @ 7:00 p.m. – Jack 15 Registration Program – South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings
- Saturday, Sept 21 @ 3:15 p.m. – Footprints: The Pursuit of Excellence – The Oscar, Larson Memorial Concert Hall (102F), Brookings
- Saturday, Sept. 21 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Oscar, Fishback Studio Theater (154), Brookings