Bowerman and the Men of Oregon: The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach and Nike's Co-founder
by Kenny Moore
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Author: Kenny MooreEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-07-25
ISBN: 1594861900
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Rodale Books
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Book Review: Bowerman is alive and well
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was recommended to me, and I am glad I took the recommendation. Kenny Moore, who wrote the screenplay for Without Limits, one of the two Prefontaine movies, does it again. One cautionary note: once you pick this book up be prepared to read for long periods of time without wanting to put it down.
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Summary of Bowerman and the Men of Oregon: The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach and Nike's Co-founder
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.+Business Books
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