Bowerman and the Men of Oregon cover art

Bowerman and the Men of Oregon

The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach and Nike's Cofounder

 Preview

Get 30 days of Standard free

£5.99/mo after trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options

Bowerman and the Men of Oregon

By: Kenny Moore
Narrated by: Paul Cirzan
Try for £0.00

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £24.82

Buy Now for £24.82

Summary

No man has affected more runners in more ways than Bill Bowerman. During his 24-year 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 waffle-sole running shoe that helped establish Nike, and coached the US track and field team at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.

With the full cooperation of the Bowerman family and Nike, plus years of taped interviews with friends, relatives, students, and competitors, two-time Olympic marathoner Kenny Moore - himself one of Bowerman's champion athletes - brilliantly re-creates the legendary track coach's life.

©2006 Kenny Moore (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Business Professionals & Academics Running & Jogging Sports Sports History Olympics Oregon
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_c
All stars
Most relevant
A must read for any coach. It certainly has taught me more than a few things. A hard act to follow. With reminders of boyhood dreams of emulating these runners

Amazing story of an amazing man

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Fascinating history of a truly great man. 5 stars all the way. My best purchase in months

Outstanding

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Brilliant listen. Some great insight into personal and athletic life of Bill and some of his athletes.

Very detailed

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Very good listen for runners or any athletics fans and great insight into Nike but more Oregon and all Bowerman training and the athletes

Insight

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

What did you like most about Bowerman and the Men of Oregon?

Really interesting to hear how Nike started from such a simple beginning. Nike are still proud of this heritage and live by the maxims that Bill Bowerman embodied.

Great historical look at the man behind the brand!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.