At the inaugural Paralympic Games, he helped the U.S. basketball team win gold and also competed in table tennis, track & field, snooker and swimming
At the inaugural Paralympic Games, he helped the U.S. basketball team win gold and also competed in table tennis, track & field, snooker and swimming
Billy Mills posted one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history, when he won the 10,000-meter run at Tokyo 1964; a Native American from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, Mills continues to use his voice to advance Native American issues.
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