Bowerman and the Men of Oregon

by Moore, Kenny

• ISBN13: 9781594861901
• ISBN10: 1594861900
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-25
• Publisher: Rodale Books

Summary

"You can stand in awe before everything Bill Bowerman did and still miss the whole point of his life. Bowerman was a World War II hero with the 10th Mountain Division in Italy; coached 16 sub-four-minute milers at the University of Oregon; was a head US Olympic track coach; ignited the running boom; made Eugene, Oregon, the track capital of the world; invented the waffle-soled running shoe and cofounded Nike; and was half of a passionate, seventy-one-year-long love story." "But Bowerman's true legacy, as even he saw it, was his method. He took Oregon's pioneer virtues of ingenuity and dogged endurance, added earthy humor, and developed a genius for solving almost every problem that he turned his blazing blue eyes on. In this book, Bowerman - a great storyteller and inspirer of tales - is celebrated for how his irresistible imagination transformed an unsuspecting world. Written with full cooperation of the Bowerman family and Nike plus years of taped interviews with friends, relatives, students, and competitors."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

KENNY MOORE, who trained with Bill Bowerman at the University of Oregon, is a world-class marathon runner, two-time Olympic athlete, and a former senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He co-wrote and co-produced the movie Without Limits, based on the life and tragic early death of Hall of Fame runner Steve Prefontaine. Moore lives in Eugene, Oregon.