American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc
Bill Bowerman
Born
William Jay Bowerman
(1911-02-19)February 19, 1911
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died
December 24, 1999(1999-12-24) (aged 88)
Fossil, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Oregon
Occupation(s)
Coach Co-founder of Nike, Inc.
Spouse
Barbara Young Bowerman
(m. 1936)
Children
Jon Bowerman William J. "Jay" Bowerman, Jr. Thomas Bowerman
Parent
Jay Bowerman
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
U.S. Army
Years of service
1942–1945
Rank
Major
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards
Silver Star Bronze Star (4)
Website
https://www.nike.com/
William Jay Bowerman (February 19, 1911 – December 24, 1999) was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc.[1] Over his career, he trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 22 NCAA champions and 16 sub-4 minute milers.[2]
Bowerman disliked being called a coach,[3] and during his 24 years at the University of Oregon, the Ducks track and field team had a winning season every year but one, attained 4 NCAA titles, and finished in the top 10 in the nation sixteen times. As co-founder of Nike, he invented some of their top brands, including the Cortez and Waffle Racer, and assisted in the company moving from being a distributor of other shoe brands to one creating their own shoes in house.
^Conrad, John (December 26, 1999). "Track pioneer dead at age 88". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1A.
^Capozzi, Rick (2017). The Growth Mindset: Leadership Makes a Difference in Wealth Management. John Wiley & Sons. p. 51. ISBN 9781119421979.
^Moore, Kenny (2007). Bowerman and the Men of Oregon: The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach and Nike's Cofounder. Emmaus, PA: Rodale. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-59486-190-1.
William Jay Bowerman (February 19, 1911 – December 24, 1999) was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. Over his career, he trained...
BillBowerman's involvement with Oregon dated to his student days in the 1930s. He initially played football when he arrived in Eugene Coach Bill Hayward...
field. It is named after Oregon track and field and cross country coach BillBowerman and is administered by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches...
first designed by BillBowerman while still in a partnership agreement with Onitsuka Tiger. Shortly after its release, BillBowerman decided to part ways...
BillBowerman is an outdoor 2000 sculpture of the American track and field coach of the same name by Diana Lee Jackson, installed outside the Bowerman...
the company. The Nike Cortez was first designed by Nike co-founder BillBowerman, aiming to produce a comfortable and durable running shoe for distance...
As a result, Prefontaine did not know how much BillBowerman wanted him to attend Oregon. Bowerman stated that he did not recruit Prefontaine differently...
world, and the most valuable, having a worth of $26 billion alone. BillBowerman and Phil Knight founded Nike on January 25, 1964, as Blue Ribbon Sports...
School of Business. He was part of the track and field club under coach BillBowerman at the University of Oregon with whom he would later co-found Nike....
Championships. The club is named after Nike co-founder BillBowerman. As the organization states itself: "The Bowerman TC exists to provide runners of all abilities...
Boston State College from 1965 to 1978. In 2002 Squires received the BillBowerman award from the National Distance Running Hall of Fame. Squires co-authored...
Hayward's retirement in 1947, his trainee BillBowerman took over the head coaching position in 1949. BillBowerman became a legendary coach, winning numerous...
Sports" by University of Oregon track athlete Phil Knight and his coach, BillBowerman, on January 25, 1964. The company initially operated in Eugene, Oregon...
co-founded by BillBowerman and Phillip Knight. Bowerman coached the famed "Men of Oregon" track program and Knight was coached by Bowerman in the 1950s...
Bowerman is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alfred Bowerman (1873–1959), English cricket player BillBowerman (1911–1999)...
Shoes"—some of the earliest Nike sneakers designed by Nike co-founder BillBowerman—including an unworn pair that he sold at a Sotheby's auction for a record-breaking...
a position as the assistant coach to BillBowerman for₵ the Oregon Ducks track and field team. After Bowerman's retirement in 1972, Dellinger succeeded...
officially founded and was set to be named the "Bowerman Classic" after University of Oregon Coach BillBowerman. However, following Steve Prefontaine's tragic...
architecture and continued his track and field career under the coaching of BillBowerman, co-founder of Nike. He set the university record in the pole vault...
Jay Bowerman (August 15, 1876 – October 25, 1957) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the 13th Governor of Oregon, for the...
By You Nike Grind Nike SB Nike Vision SPARQ Swoosh Products People BillBowerman Jill Ker Conway Tim Cook Carolyn Davidson Tinker Hatfield Phil Knight...
Prefontaine and his coach BillBowerman, who later co-founded Nike, Inc. Billy Crudup plays Prefontaine and Donald Sutherland plays Bowerman. It also stars Monica...
middle-distance runner Philip Knight was coached by BillBowerman, one of the top coaches in the US. Bowerman was also known for experimenting with the design...
the first use of the noun "jogger". University of Oregon track coach BillBowerman, after jogging with Lydiard in New Zealand in 1962, started a joggers'...
donation in 1990 by BillBowerman (1911–1999), UO's longtime track coach (1948–1973), the 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m2) Bowerman Building was added to...
Faith. Dave Thomas, Orville Redenbacher, Wally Amos, Gayle Miller, BillBowerman. Dimensions for Living. ISBN 978-0687170029. Hansen, Mark Victor; Amos...
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