At 77-years old, Cherokee citizen and U.S. Navy veteran Simeon Gipson was pedaling again. This time to the 2023 National Senior Games in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he qualified to compete. Simeon left Tahlequah to make the nearly 997 mile bike ride on May 29th and received a huge send-off at the Cherokee Nation Headquarters in Tahlequah while Cherokee Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signing a Proclamation declaring Tuesday, May 30th as “Simeon Gipson Day in the Cherokee Nation” for Gipson’s sustained efforts to encourage physical wellness.
