Bowerman and the Men of Oregon
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date published 09/11/2007
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SummaryA coach by the name of Bill Bowerman sets out to change the lives of many young college students through their abilities in track and field. Bowerman, a famous coach from the University of Oregon not only coaches Olympians but prepares them for the real world after college. He is also the co-founder of Nike, the reason why so many athletes have great running equipment. Bowerman possesses many traits that make him much more than a coach. Bowerman and the Men of Oregon is an excellent biography on the life of Bowerman and what he did in the lives of so many young people.
Table of Contents- Abstract
- Summary
- Bowerman was born February of 1911 in Fossil, Oregon. His life wasn't the easiest growing up as his parents divorced two years after he was born and had to live his childhood years with his mother.
- Bowerman's most famous and prized athlete was Steve Prefontaine. He was an athlete who was different from most other distance runners.
- Bowerman would use his wife's waffle iron for the rubber sole of the shoe.
- Positive Traits
- Application
- A trait that the book doesn't really make mention to but you can see through his time spent there is his commitment to excellence.
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