by Kenny Moore
Baillie, Bill, 148–49, 176–77
Bank of California, 316–17
Bannister, Jeff, 318
Bannister, Roger, 95–96, 106, 167, 206
Barger, Gary, 317
Barland, Jerry, 187–88
Barnes, Binnie, 288
Bartlett, Ken, 52
Basham, Doug, 134
Bay, Rick, 366–68, 394
Beamon, Bob, 230, 231
Beatty, Jim, 129, 144, 165, 173–74, 284
Bedford, Dave, 300, 302
Belko, Steve, 110
Bell, Charles Wade (Wade), 186, 188, 196, 206–7, 219, 225–26, 231, 286, 335, 338, 388–90, 392–94, 397, 401, 411
Bell, Marie, 286
Bell, Sam, 112, 170, 240
Bence, Steve, 327, 404, 415
Benson, Frank, 20
Berger, David, 296
Berlioux, Monique, 297
Bernard, Michel, 117, 178
Bhadea, Shanti, 379
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, 369, 373, 378–79
Bikila, Abebe, 119, 232
Bjorklund, Gary, 244, 246–47
Black September faction, 290–91
Black Tuesday, 321
Blanchette, Craig, 381
BLM, 377–78
Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS). See also Nike
Bell (Wade) and, 392
birth of, 156–60
Bork and, 262–63
Bowerman (Barbara) and, 159
Bowerman (Bill) and, 156–60, 181, 342
Cortez shoe and, 183–84, 314–15, 415
debt of, 316–17
first office of, 263
first store of, 262
growth of, 316, 342
Hollister and, 260
Johnson (Jeffrey Owen) and, 182, 260–63, 268–69, 342–44, 346–47
Knight (Jeanne) and, 260
Knight (Phil) and, 156–60, 181–82, 260–69, 316–17, 342, 357
lawsuit of, 314–15
LD-1000 Trainer shoe and, 343
manufacturing sector of, 342–44
Onitsuka Company and, 157–59, 263, 265–68, 270–71, 314–15
public stock offering of, 357
running boom and, 315–16
Small Business
Administration loan
and, 342
Tiger shoes and, 157–60, 181–82, 261–62, 265–67
U.S. Olympic Trials (1972) and, 274
Woodell (Bob) and, 263–65, 268–69
Boddington, Bill, 69, 77–78, 81
Boit, Mike, 380
Bolotnikov, Pyotr, 109
Bork, John, 262–63, 268, 270
Borzov, Valery, 248
Boston, Ralph, 230
Bowden, Don, 113, 118
Bowerman, Barbara Young. See also Bowerman, William Jay Jr. (Bill)
aunt and uncle of, 33, 35
birth of, 34
Blue Ribbon Sports and, 159
Bowerman (Bill) and
dating, 35–40
death of, 416
death of twin brother and, 23
honeymoon, 61
marriage, 58–60
meeting, 33–34
personality of, 9, 28
political campaign of, 253–54
videos about, 357
Bowerman Foundation and, 394
Bowerman (William Jay Sr.) and, 21
champagne bottle kept by, 82, 416–17
childhood of, 34–35
Christian Science and, 35, 399
college years of, 40, 45–47
Davis (Otis) and, 117
Fossil (Oregon) and, 25
Frankovich (Mike) and, 46–48, 58, 306
high school years of, 33
as hostess to Oregon track team, 3
Knight (Phil) and, 127
letters of Bowerman (Bill) and, 352, 417
Melvin and, 43
Nike and, 159, 380
Olympic Games and
1932, 54–55
1968, 231
1972, 285–86, 289, 303, 305
parents of, 34–35
Prefontaine films and, 412–13
Rajneeshpuram and, 373–79
tribute to, 388
U.S. Olympic Trials (1968) and, 225
World War II and, 68, 70, 80
Bowerman, Beth, 24, 415
Bowerman, Daniel Hoover, 17–18, 24, 28–31, 36
Bowerman, Elizabeth Hoover (Lizzie), 14–18, 20–24, 26–28, 43, 86
Bowerman, Jay, 3, 67–68, 101–3, 125–26, 212–14, 288, 400–401
Bowerman, Jayson, 401
Bowerman, Jon, 26–27, 67, 93, 101–3, 106–7, 369, 372–73, 378
Bowerman, Lydia, 17–18
Bowerman, Sally, 43–45
Bowerman, Thomas Benton, 20–21, 23
Bowerman, Tipton and, 175
Bowerman, Tom, 398, 400
Bowerman, Traycee, 401
Bowerman, Wayfe Hockett, 21–22, 44
Bowerman, William Jay Jr. (Bill). See also Bowerman, Barbara Young
altitude studies on running and, 209–12
Amateur Athletic Union and, 142–45
Bailey and, 96–97
Bay and, 366–68
Bell (Wade) and, 392–94
Beta Theta Phi house and, 41
birth of, 20–21
Blue Ribbon Sports and, 156–60, 181, 342
Bowerman (Barbara Young) and
dating, 35–40
honeymoon, 61
marriage, 58–60
meeting, 33–34
Bowerman Building and, 394–95
brothers of, 17–18, 20–21, 23–24, 28–31, 36
burial of, 416
Burleson and, 112–15, 180
cattle breeding of, 401–2
Centrowitz and, 339
champagne bottle kept by, 82, 416–17
chicken research of, 352–54
childhood of, 22–29
Christian Science and, 399
Coe and, 355–57
college years of, 41–48, 55–57
Cosby and, 407
Creel and, 349–50
Davis (Otis) and, 110–12, 115–16
death of, 416
Decker and, 386–87, 390–91
Dellinger (Bill) and, 94–97, 112, 176, 234, 309, 330, 337–39, 403–4
Derderian and, 350–52
dinner tributes to, 202, 388
Divine and, 195
father of, 17–22, 44, 56–57
field-burning in Oregon and, 321
Finnish training techniques and, 89
first job of, 57–58
football years of, 33, 37, 42–44, 47–48, 56
Forman and, 136–37
Fosbury and, 222–23
Fossil (Oregon) and, 415
Frankovich (Mike) and, 47–48
Friton and, 402–3
grandchildren of, 401
grandparents of, 12–16, 26–28, 57
great-grandfather of, 9–15, 102, 416
Grelle and, 108–9
half-sisters of, 43–45, 47
hard-easy method of, 90–91
Harris (Leo) and, 85–86
Hayward and, 42–44, 52–55, 82, 84, 86
Hayward Field fundraiser and, 308–11
health problems of, 383–85
heart attack of, 398
Hedrick (Ercel H.) and, 30–31
high school coaching years of
at Franklin High School, 57–59
at Medford High School, 59–67
high school years of, 29–34
Hollister and, 258–60
Igloi and, 164–65
induction into U.S. Track and Field Hall of Fame and, 388
innovations of
hydration, 184
shoes, 123–26, 182–84, 211–12, 257–58, 271, 315, 343, 380, 408–9
track surfaces, 185–86, 257–58
interval training and, 88–91
Jaqua (John) and, 98–99
Jerome
and, 134, 180, 385
jogging movement and, 152–55
Johnson (Jeff) and, 342–44
Johnson (Michael) and, 409
Johnson (Ray) and, 65–66
Knight (Phil) and, 108, 124, 126–27, 202, 260, 349–51, 357, 380–81, 404–5, 408, 417
Kvalheim (Arne) and, 205–6, 218–19
language and, 5, 65
letters of, 352, 417
Lydiard and, 119–22, 128–29, 140, 143–47, 154
Marsh and, 361–62, 389–92
McKenzie Drive home of, 93
Melvin and, 43
Moore (Kenny) and, 1–8, 189–91, 357–58, 388
mother of, 14–18, 20–24, 26–28, 43, 86
Mundle and, 89–90
NCAA Track and Field Championships and
1962, 1, 138–39
1970, 244
NCAA Track and Field meet (1957) and, 108–9
New Zealand competition (1962) and, 144–45, 148–52
Nike and
celebrity athletes and, 397
growth of, 349–52, 380–83
philanthropy of, 396–97
philosophy of, 383
retirement from, 416
stock of, 357, 396–97
Northern Division meet (1956) and, 105–7
Olympic Games and
1932, 54
1960, 115–20
1964, 174–80
1968, 217, 221, 230–33
1972, 254, 281–92, 297–98, 304
1980, 358
1984, 389–90
Onitsuka and, 181
Oregon Bach Festival and, 5, 395–96
Oregon track program and
freshman runners, 3–7
initiation rite, 201–2, 239
1956 season, 105–13
1958 season, 110–12
1962 season, 131–39
1963 season, 162–68
1964 season, 170–72
1965 season, 188–96
1966 season, 197–99
personal relationships with team members and, 5–6, 201
recruitment rules and, 87
starting tenure with, 86–87
town-gown work program, 87–88
track club, 104, 138, 223–24, 255, 273, 280, 307, 309, 311, 335, 340, 359, 411
training strategies, 89–94
unity of team members, 405–6
Oregon Twilight Meet (1961) and, 129–30
parable of, organizing, 4
Parker and, 382–83
Penn Relays (1993) and, 406–8
Personal Best film and, 359–60, 363–64, 409, 412
philanthropy of, 393–96
political campaign of, 250–54
post-retirement years of, 338–39, 347–48, 352
practical jokes of, 82–83, 109–10, 160
Prefontaine films and, 411–14
Prefontaine (Steve) and, 235–36, 239–41, 305–6, 318, 323–24, 326–28, 335
principles of, personal, 403
psychological training and, 199–200, 203–4
Rajsheeshpuram and, 370–79
Reiser and, 96–97
retirement of, 308
ROTC and, 56
running paradox and, 6–7
Shea and, 154–55, 406–8
Shorter (Frank) and, 249
sister of, 24, 415
Small Business Administration loan and, 342
sons of, 3, 26–27, 67–68, 93, 101–3, 106–7, 125–26, 212–14, 288, 369, 372–73, 398, 400–401
Steen and, 162–63
Steinhauer and, 203
stepmother of, 21–22, 44
Tarr (Jerry) and, 134–35
The Athletic Congress and, 348
Tokyo business trip of, 181
track career of, 56
training style and system of, 6, 89–94, 135, 164, 239–40, 389
U.S. Olympic Committee and, 221–22, 239, 279, 413
U.S. Olympic Trials and
1968, 221–30
1972, 255–57, 276, 279–80
1976, 340–41
1980, 361–62
U.S. Track and Field Federation and, 142–45
Van Dyk and, 204–5
victory and, 399
videos about, retrospective, 357, 404–5
wake-up call for, 30–31
West Coast Relays (1962) and, 137
Wilborn and, 199
Williams (Bob) and, 201
Woodward and, 202
World War II and, 67–81
Bowerman, William Jay Sr. (Jay), 17–22, 44, 56–57
Bowerman Foundation, 394
Bowles, Chuck, 137
Boyd, William, 359
Boyden, Jim, 100
Brandt, Willy, 291
Brasher, Chris, 105
Bridge on the River Kwai, The (film), 47
British Empire Games (1952), 95–96
Brown, Dick, 386–87, 390
Brown, Doris, 386
Brown, Doug, 277, 362
Brown, Joe E., 46–47
Brown, Julie, 362
Brown, Reynaldo, 229
BRS. See Blue Ribbon Sports
Brundage, Avery, 140, 144, 216, 229, 232, 285–86, 289, 292, 294, 296–97, 407
Brzezinski, Zbigniew, 358
Buck, Clifford, 280, 284–86, 292
Budd, Frank, 138
Budd, Zola, 390–91
Buerkle, Dick, 244, 312, 362
Bukieda, Steve, 209–10
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 377–78
Burg, Jack, 201
Burg, Kay, 201
Burgher, Darwin (Brute), 59
Burleson, Dyrol (Burley), 112–14, 116–19, 129–33, 137–38, 144–45, 149–51, 157, 166–68, 170, 173–74, 178–80, 194, 196, 201, 207, 241–42, 248
Burns, James, 314–15
Burns, John, 133
Bush, Jim, 182, 198, 338, 397
Bush administration (first), 83
Byers, Walter, 143–44, 193–94, 348
Bylund, Karl Lee, 333–34
Bylund, Richard, 334
Byrne, Bill, 394
Byron, Helen, 377
Cahill, Chris, 363
Caledonian Sports circuit, 50
Callison, Prince (Prink), 32–33, 42, 54
Canham, Don, 254
Carlos, John, 227, 230–32, 274, 297
Carnes, Jimmy, 254
Carter, Jimmy, 358
Caruthers, Ed, 229
Casanova, Len, 201, 234, 308
Cascade Run-Off 15K, 365
Cassell, Ollan, 141, 324, 365
Castle, Jim, 18
Cawley, Rex, 133
Centrowitz, Matt, 339–42, 345, 362
Cerutty, Percy, 118, 120, 389
Chamberlain, George E., 20
Chambers, James Washington (J.W.), 9–15, 102, 416
Chambers, Letitia, 9
Chambers, Mary Greene Scoggin, 10–11
Chambers, Thomas, 9, 10
Choper, Jesse, 375
Christensen, Ralph (Chris), 104, 153, 338, 406
Christian, Dave, 109–10, 221
Christian, Don, 109–10, 221
Christian Science, 35, 399
Cierpinski, Waldemar, 347
Citizens for Constitutional Cities, 370
Civil rights movement in sports, 216, 226–27, 230
Clark, Bill, 228–29
Clark, Opal, 308
Clark, Robert D., 216, 251, 274, 308, 310, 335, 359, 393–94
Clarke, Ron, 176–77, 193, 238, 241–42, 248, 280, 305
Clay, Henry, 9
Clayton, Derek, 347
Clement, Doug, 92, 96
Clibborn, Earl, 191
Club West Track Club, 275
Coe, Sebastian, 355–57, 390
Coleman, Edward, 359
Coleman, Leon, 230
Coliseum Relays (1962), 136
Collett, Wayne, 276, 289, 292
Commonwealth Games (1962), 161–63
Condon, Thom
as, 14, 17, 393–94
Condon (Oregon), 17–19
Connolly, Hal, 143–44
Connolly, Olga, 144
Cons, Bobby, 261
Cooper, Carl, 209
Cooper, Ken, 155
Corbett, Jim, 50
Cortez shoe, 183–84, 314–15, 415
Cosby, Bill, 407
Coyne, Bill, 105
Crafts, Fred, 363
Craig, Bob, 388
Crater Lake (Oregon), 39–40, 67
Creel, Mary Marckx, 301, 306–7, 319, 321–24, 349–50
Crockett, Ivory, 248
Cromwell, Dean, 131
Crudup, Billy, 412
Cruise, Tom, 410
Crunican, Mike, 196, 206
Cruz, Joachim, 380, 387, 390
Cultus Lake (Oregon), 83
Culver, John, 348
Cunliffe, Ernie, 113–14, 187
Daniels, Jack, 209
Daume, Willi, 285, 287, 291, 295–96
Davenport, Willie, 230
Davidson, Carolyn, 268
Davies, John, 149, 151, 179
Davis, Glenn, 120
Davis, Otis Crandall, 6, 110–12, 115–17, 124–25, 141, 227, 259, 347, 389, 409
Daws, Ron, 225, 232
Day, Bob, 246
Day, John, 12
Decker Slaney, Mary, 336, 362, 386–87, 390–91
Deibele, Mike, 197–98, 215, 245, 388
Delaney, Ron, 106–9
Dellinger, Bill, 6, 94–97, 105–7, 109–10, 112, 120, 141, 143, 157, 168–69, 174–78, 184, 234–35, 238, 248, 278, 280–81, 296, 306, 308–9, 312, 327, 329–30, 332, 337–40, 366–68, 387, 403–5
Dellinger, Fred, 169
Derderian, Tom, 274, 350–52, 403
Deubner, Dave, 2–3, 187
De Varona, Donna, 336, 359
Devlin, Ellen Schmidt, 415
Diemer, Brian, 391
Disney, 410–13
Divine, Roscoe, 195–96, 198, 206, 208–9, 217–18, 228, 235, 240, 243, 275, 335, 339, 388
Dole, Minnie, 69
Dole, Robert J., 75
Doll, Ed, 273
Donnelly, Patrice, 360–61, 363
Dooley, Terry, 218–19, 240
Dooley, Tom, 232, 297
Dotson, Bill, 137–38
Doubell, Ralph, 231
Drug tests, 282, 345–47
Duncan, Knight, 353
Durkin, Mike, 342
Durrell, Lawrence, 245
Dutov, Nikolai, 177
Dwyer, Fred, 208
Earl, Virgil D., 51
East German athletes, 345–46
Edstrom, Dave, 115
Edwards, Harry, 216, 221, 308
Edwards, Maud, 23–24
Edwards, Weaver, 23–24
EEAA, 104, 129
Eighty-Fifth Regiment of U.S. Army, 68, 73–75
Eighty-Seventh Regiment of U.S. Army, 73–74
Eighty-Sixth Regiment of U.S. Army, 72–74, 77
Electrolyte replenishment, 184
Ellickson, Ray, 393
Elliott, Herb, 6, 109, 114, 117–19, 389, 392
Elliott, Jumbo, 208
Emerald Empire Athletic Association (EEAA), 104, 129
Englander, Raymond, 384
Epps, Garrett, 370, 377, 379
Esslinger, Charles, 153
Evans, Hugh, 74
