Bolton, Solomon, Mills to get stars on Sacramento sidewalk
Stars honoring three people with Sacramento roots will be placed in a midtown sidewalk after three more local luminaries were announced Wednesday.
The Sacramento Walk of Stars organization revealed the names of those being honored this year at a ceremony on L Street. The honorees announced Wednesday:
▪ Ruthie Bolton, a former Sacramento Monarchs all-star, two-time Olympic gold medalist and a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
▪ Billy Mills, the surprise gold medalist in the 10,000 meters at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, who beat a field of 42 in the 25-lap race. His time of 28 minutes, 24.4 seconds set Olympic and U.S. records.
▪ Russ Solomon, a Sacramento native whose Tower Records business empire reached more than 200 stores globally and $1 billion in sales annually at its peak.
The first five stars in 2016 along L Street between 18th and 19th streets were: artist Gregory Kondos, actor LeVar Burton, Eagles’ bassist Timothy B. Schmit, Olympic swimmer Debbie Meyer, and Dr. Ernie Bodai, who successfully lobbied Congress to create the breast cancer research stamp.
Bill Lindelof: 916-321-1079, @Lindelofnews
This story was originally published June 21, 2017 at 11:09 AM with the headline "Bolton, Solomon, Mills to get stars on Sacramento sidewalk."