2017 accomplishments immortalized with a plaque in Sacramento's Walk of Stars. The star is set into the sidewalk on the south side of L Street between 18th and 19th streets in Sacramento, CA. On 26 February 2018, Lawrence Unified School District 497 voted to change the name of South Middle School to Billy Mills Middle School. In October 2018, Mills became one of the inductees in the first induction ceremony held by the National Native American Hall of Fame. Books 1990, Wokini: A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding, written with Nicholas Sparks. 2005, Lessons of a Lakota. See also Olympic medalists in athletics Jim Thorpe References External links Running Strong for American Indian Youth Website Billy Mills, Running Past 1938 births Living people American male long-distance runners American male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Oglala people Native American sportspeople Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field United States Marine Corps officers Kansas Jayhawks men's track and field athletes Native American United States military personnel People from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics People from Pine Ridge, South Dakota Kansas Jayhawks men's cross country runners American military Olympians United States Marine Corps reservists