Bowerman and the Men of Oregon : The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach and Nike's Cofounder

No man has affected more runners in more ways than Bill Bowerman. During his 24-year tenure as track coach at the University of Oregon, he won four national team titles and his athletes set 13 world and 22 American records. He also ignited the jogging boom, invented the waffle-sole running shoe that helped establish Nike, and coached the US track and field team at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. With the full cooperation of the Bowerman family and Nike, plus years of taped interviews with friends, relatives, students, and competitors, two-time Olympic marathoner Kenny Moore—himself one of Bowerman's champion athletes—brilliantly re-creates the legendary track coach's life. Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes Single Author : Kenny Moore Original Source : Mirc Undernet New 01 31 A Sorted Author by LN, FN: Moore, Kenny Title Length : 030 Title Parm D : Bowerman and the Men of Oregon Title Parm F : Bowerman and the Men of Oregon Num of Aut : 1 Title Parm B : ( Record ID : 8218 Uncomma Author : Kenny Moore Title Parm A : Bowerman and the Men of Oregon

The first biography of the legendary track coach, and founder of Nike, who had an unparalleled impact on the sport of running

During his tenure as track coach at the University of Oregon from 1949 through 1972, Bill Bowerman won 4 national team titles, trained dozens of milers to break the 4-minute barrier, and his athletes set 13 world and 22 American records. Single-handedly he helped turn the college town of Eugene, Oregon, into the running capital of the world.

In Bowerman: The Wings of Nike, Kenny Moore, a world-class marathon runner and one of Bowerman's Oregon men, tells the story of his mentor and hero, drawing on years of taped interviews and the full cooperation of the Bowerman family and Nike, the company that Bowerman helped to found through his invention of the waffle-soled running shoe.

Whether providing a fresh look at the tragic siege at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, where Bowerman coached the track and field team; offering a close-up view of the coach's relationship with runner Steve Prefontaine (subject of the movie Without Limits, co-written and co-produced by Moore); or exploring Bowerman's role as a Nike innovator, this illuminating portrait is compelling reading throughout—ample evidence of why Bowerman's widow, noting how well the author understood her husband, said: "If anyone should write Bill's life story, it's Kenny Moore."

No man has affected more runners in more ways than Bill Bowerman. During his 24-year tenure as track coach at the University of Oregon, he won four national team titles and his athletes set 13 world and 22 American records. He also ignited the jogging boom, invented the waffle-sole running shoe that helped establish Nike, and coached the US track and field team at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. With the full cooperation of the Bowerman family and Nike, plus years of taped interviews with friends, relatives, students, and competitors, two-time Olympic marathoner Kenny Moore -- himself one of Bowerman's champion athletes -- brilliantly re-creates the legendary track coach's life. - Publisher

No man has affected more runners in more ways than Bill Bowerman. During his 24-year tenure as track coach at the University of Oregon, he won four national team titles and his athletes set 13 world and 22 American records. He also ignited the jogging boom, invented the waffle-sole running shoe that helped establish Nike, and coached the US track and field team at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games

With the full cooperation of the Bowerman family and Nike, plus years of taped interviews with friends, relatives, students, and competitors, two-time Olympic marathoner Kenny Moore - himself one of Bowerman's champion athletes - brilliantly re-creates the legendary track coach's life.

That wild yearning Lizzie and the governor Wild Bill meets a mule skinner Barbara The University of Oregon Bill Hayward Medford The tenth mountain division First principles A friend, a son, a community A dynasty begins Rome Innovation The 1962 season The AAU dictatorship Jogging The birth of BRS Tokyo A curious mind Rites of passage Lessons inserted Mexico City Enter, Prefontaine BRS becomes Nike Munich Transit and sorrow Legacy Rajneeshpuram Builderman Immortal messages. Examines the life and work of the famous track coach, including his team titles and record feats at the University of Oregon, his role in the 1972 Olympics, his founding of Nike, and his relationship with runner Steve Prefontaine