Bowerman and the men of Oregon : the story of Oregon's legendary coach and Nike's cofounder / / Kenny Moore ; foreword by Phil Knight.

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Moore, Kenny, 1943-

Bowerman and the men of Oregon : the story of Oregon's legendary coach and Nike's cofounder / / Kenny Moore ; foreword by Phil Knight.

[Emmaus, Pa.] : Rodale : Distributed to the book trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, c2006.

xvi, 432 p., [32] p. of plates : ill ; 24 cm.

Related Elec. Res.:

Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2005035749-b.html

Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2005035749-d.html

Electronic Version:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005035749.html

Includes index.

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.

Bowerman, William J.

University of Oregon -- Track and field.

Nike (Firm) -- History.

Track and field coaches -- United States -- Biography.

Catalog Source No.:

(OCoLC)ocm62615881

1594861900 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

9781594861901 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

Horizon Information Portal 3.24_7488

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