Bill Bowerman
Bill Bowerman
William Jay "Bill" Bowermanwas an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. Over his career, he trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 22 NCAA champions and 16 sub-4 minute milers. During his 24 years as coach at the University of Oregon, the Ducks track and field team had a winning season every season but one, attained 4 NCAA titles, and finished in the top 10 in the nation 16 times...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth19 February 1911
CityPortland, OR
CountryUnited States of America
Bill Bowerman quotes about
There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.
If you have a body, you are an athlete!
It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission.
A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils.