Gunshot? Broken deal? Billy Mills, Gerry Lindgren recall 6-mile world record in SD

Gunshot? Broken deal? Billy Mills, Gerry Lindgren recall 6-mile world record in SD

In phototimer image, Billy Mills edges Gerry Lindgren at 1965 AAU championships at Balboa Stadium. (Photo via Facebook) Billy Mills turns 87 next week. Gerry Lindgren is 79. Dear fiends since they were 1964 Olympians — Tokyo roomies — they also share a golden memory that turns 60 Friday. On that day — June 27, 1965 — they effectively tied in the 6-mile run at San Diego’s old Balboa Stadium, both given a time of 27 minutes, 11.6 seconds. It was a…