Bowerman And The Men Of Oregon

Author : Kenny Moore
Publisher : Rodale
ISBN 13 : 1594867313
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bowerman and the Men of Oregon written by Kenny Moore and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of the foremost track coach and founder of Nike describes how he helped contribute to numerous team titles and record achievements while working at the University of Oregon, offers insight into the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, and considers Bowerman's relationship with runner Steve Prefontaine. Reprint.

Author : Kenny Moore
Publisher : Rodale Books
ISBN 13 : 160961626X
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bowerman and the Men of Oregon written by Kenny Moore and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : William J. Bowerman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780552087476
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jogging written by William J. Bowerman and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chris Lear
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762774576
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Running with the Buffaloes written by Chris Lear and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top five Best Books About Running, Runner's World Magazine Top three Best Books About Running, readers of Runner's World Magazine (December 2009) A phenomenal portrait of courage and desire that will do for college cross-country what John Feinstein's A Season on the Brink did for college basketball.

Author : Barbara Smit
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061246581
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sneaker Wars written by Barbara Smit and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sneaker Wars is the fascinating true story of the enemy brothers behind Adidas and Puma, two of the biggest global brands of athletic footwear. Adi and Rudi Dassler started their shoe business in their mother's laundry room and achieved almost instantaneous success. But by the end of World War II a vicious feud had torn the Dasslers apart, dividing their company and their family and launching them down separate, often contentious paths. Out of the fires of their animosity, two rival sneaker brands were born, brands that would revolutionize the world of professional sports, sparking astonishing behind-the-scenes deals, fabulous ad campaigns, and multimillion-dollar contracts for pro athletes, from Joe Namath to Muhammad Ali to David Beckham.

Author : Tom Jordan
Publisher : Rodale Books
ISBN 13 : 1623360773
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pre written by Tom Jordan and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2012-12-19 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of America's greatest running legend. For five years, no American runner could beat him at any distance over a mile. But at the age of 24, with his best years still ahead, long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine finally lost. Driving alone at night after a party, Prefontaine crashed his sports car, putting a tragic, shocking end to the life and career of one of the most influential, accomplished runners of our time. More than 20 years later, Pre continues to influence the running world. From his humble origins in Coos Bay, Oregon, Pre became the first person to win four NCAA titles in one event. Year after year, he was virtually unbeatable. Instead of becoming one of the new breed of professional track athletes, Pre chose to stay amateur and fight for the adequate funding he felt American amateur athletes deserved. A man of incredible desire and energy, Pre trained relentlessly. In his drive to be the best, he spurred others to do their best. As one racer said, "He ran every race as if it were his last." But Pre not only touched runners; his exciting technique as well as his maverick lifestyle made him a favorite of the fans. A race with Prefontaine in it was automatically an event. His brief but brilliant life—documented by author Tom Jordan—is the tale of a true American hero. This is his story. "Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, 'I've never seen anyone run like that before.' It's more than just a race, it's style. It's doing something better than anyone else. It's being creative." —Steve Prefontaine *The e-book edition does not include photos

Author : Geoff Hollister
Publisher : Meyer & Meyer Verlag
ISBN 13 : 184126234X
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Out of Nowhere written by Geoff Hollister and published by Meyer & Meyer Verlag. This book was released on 2008 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a compelling insider's account of how Nike became the world's largest sports and fitness company. It includes a dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to targeted sports interest media & organizations. How does a young boy from a small Oregon town get swept up in the politics of his chosen sport and become an integral part of possibly the most influential sports company of all time - Nike. Nike began with a handshake and a few hundred dollars passed between Phil Knight and legendary track coach Bill Bowerman more than 35 years ago - and since then it has grown into the world's largest sports and fitness company. "Out of Nowhere" provides an unrivalled glimpse into the first 33 years of Nike - from its humble beginnings to its modern guise as a global giant - and takes readers on a rollercoaster ride through all of the company's successes and failures.

Author : Robert K. DeArment
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806129006
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alias Frank Canton written by Robert K. DeArment and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth. Western historian Robert K. DeArment has tracked down the facts of the mysterious Canton's early life and misdeeds in Texas; his participation in the Johnson County War as an agent of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association; his pursuit of the Daltons, Bill Doolin, and other outlaws in Oklahoma Territory; his experiences as a peace officer and gold prospector in Alaska; his career as a bounty hunter; and his.

Author : Matt Hart
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062917803
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Win at All Costs written by Matt Hart and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "After years of rumors and speculation, Matt Hart sets out to peel back the layers of secrecy that protected the most powerful coach in running. What he finds will leave you indignant—and wondering whether anything in the high-stakes world of Olympic sport has truly changed." —Alex Hutchinson, New York Times bestselling author of Endure Game of Shadows meets Shoe Dog in this explosive behind-the-scenes look that reveals for the first time the unsettling details of Nike's secret running program—the Nike Oregon Project. In May 2017, journalist Matt Hart received a USB drive containing a single file—a 4.7-megabyte PDF named “Tic Toc, Tic Toc. . . .” He quickly realized he was in possession of a stolen report prepared a year earlier by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for the Texas Medical Board, part of an investigation into legendary running coach Alberto Salazar, a Houston-based endocrinologist named Dr. Jeffrey Brown, and cheating by Nike-sponsored runners, including some of the world’s best athletes. The information Hart received was part of an unfolding story of deception which began when Steve Magness, an assistant to Salazar, broke the omertà—the Mafia-like code of silence about performance-enhancing drugs among those involved—and alerted USADA. He was soon followed by Olympians Adam and Kara Goucher who risked their careers to become whistleblowers on their former Nike running family in Beaverton, Oregon. Combining sports drama and business exposé, Win at All Costs tells the full story of Nike’s running program, uncovering a corporate win-at-all-costs culture.

Author : Bob Hunter
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612342019
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saint Woody written by Bob Hunter and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ohio State Buckeyes have been a powerhouse in college football for decades, with numerous national championships and NFL draftees to their credit. With such a successful history, it’s no wonder that the passion for Ohio State football has reached a level of devotion that has religious overtones. Saint Woody is a Bill Bryson–style look at Ohio State football and the spiritual fanaticism that surrounds it. Bob Hunter tracks the development of this powerhouse program from its earliest days to its heights under Woody Hayes, the de facto king of Ohio State football, and beyond. Hayes led the team to three national championships and a record of 205–61–10 over a twenty-eight-year period and was at the heart of the Ten-Year War, a particularly intense period in the infamous Ohio State–Michigan rivalry. Hunter also looks at the present state of Buckeye football and the team’s scarlet-and-gray-clad followers, as well as its legion of detractors, who voted Ohio State as the “most hated” college team in a nationwide survey. America loves—and hates—a winner. Irreverent, honest, insightful, and always entertaining, Saint Woody will appeal to anyone whose spirit has ever lifted when hearing that famous cry “Go Bucks!”