Bowerman and the Men of Oregon: The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach and Nike's Cofounder

The fi rst biography of legendary Bill Bowerman, a momentous

yet unsung pioneer in the history of running,

is told by one of his champion athletes, world-class

marathoner and two-time Olympian Kenny Moore

No other coach has had as great an impact on the sport

of running as Bill Bowerman. During his tenure as track

coach at the University of Oregon, he won four national

team titles and his athletes set 13 world and 22 American

records. He also ignited the jogging boom, invented

the waffl e-soled running shoe that helped found Nike,

and coached the track and fi eld team at the 1972 Munich

Olympic Games. His many achievements inspired Kenny

Moore, with whom Bowerman formed a strong bond.

With full cooperation of the Bowerman family and Nike,

plus years of taped interviews with friends, relatives, students,

and competitors, Moore brilliantly re-creates Bowerman’s life,

providing ample evidence of why Bowerman’s widow, Barbara,

said: “If anyone should write Bill’s story, it’s Kenny Moore.”

“There’s hardly a more perfect Bowerman biographer

than Kenny Moore, who brings both Sports Illustrated writing

chops and an intimate knowledge of Bowerman’s coaching

style to the task.”—Seattle Times

“An inspiring and touching look at the man who made

Eugene, Oregon, the running capital of the U.S.”

—Publishers Weekly