Olympic Gold Medalist and Running Strong Spokesman Billy Mills

• Olympic Gold Medalist, 10,000 Meter Run, Tokyo, Japan, 1964

• World Record Six Mile Run, San Diego, CA., 1965

• Seven American Records – Track and Field, 1965

• Ten Outstanding Young Men of America – US Jaycees, 1972

• Inducted into Five Halls of Fame, 1974-1999

• United States Olympic Hall of Fame, 1984

• United States Sports Academy, 1986 

• Male Contributor to Sports – United States Sports Academy, 1988

• Healthy American Fitness Award, 1990

• American Hero Award – National Handicapped Sports Association, 1990

• William Anderson Award – American Alliance for Health, P.E., Rec.& Dance, 1993

• Jackie Robinson Humanitarian Award – United States Sports Academy, 1995

• International Outstanding Motivational Speaker – Toastmasters, 1996

• Lifetime Achievement Award – Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, CA, 1997

• Athlete of the Century for the State of South Dakota – Sports Illustrated, 2000

• 20 Spirits That Moved Us – Runner's World, 2000

• 4 Greatest Races in History of Olympics – Runners World Daily News, 2000

• Red Earth Ambassador at Large, 2000

• United States Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame, 2001

• "Best Indian Role Model" – Native Times Reader's Poll, 2000-2001 and 2002-2003

• 2nd Greatest Olympic Moment in History – Runners World Magazine, 2004

• One of the Twenty-Five Greatest Summer Olympians of All Times – Bud Greenspan, 2005

• Featured on the PBS series Indian Pride, 2007

• Featured in the Sports Illustrated Online 2008 Olympic Coverage

• Featured in Runners' World March 2012 Issue