Jim Ryun to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Jim Ryun to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Kansan, Olympian, and former U.S. Representative Jim Ryun will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday.  Steve Boyd, longtime friend of Steve McIntosh, was there when Ryun broke the 4-minute mile.  Ryun was the first high-school athlete in the world to post a sub-4 minute mile.