Wilma Rudolph was told by one doctor that she'd never walk again. Polio, double pneumonia and scarlet fever were to blame. So, Wilma Rudolph became the "fastest woman in the world." “My mother told me ...

Aaron Yoder laces up his Nike running shoes on a windy but warm day in the middle of rural Kansas. They are dusty from running on the endless dirt roads the countryside provides, but they have flashes ...

Wilma Rudolph, a Clarksville native, overcame childhood illnesses and became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics (1960 Rome). Rudolph was a civil rights activist, ...