Legendary distance runner Billy Mills, whose performance at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics catapulted him to global fame, is receiving a special honor close to home.
Mills, who captured the gold with an amazing finish in the men's 10,000 meters in Tokyo, is among a quartet of 2017 inductees for the Sacramento Walk of Stars. The ceremony will take place on Sept. 28 on L Street in the California capital. He resides in Fair Oaks, California, in Sacramento County.
The other Walk of Stars inductees are Tower Records founder Russ Solomon, best-selling author Nicholas Sparks and former WNBA star Ruthie Bolton, who played for the Sacramento Monarchs.