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Bowerman and the Men of Oregon: The Story of Oregon's Legendary Coach and Nike's Co-founder

Kenny Moore,

Phil Knight (Foreword by)

Why we're reading this: Bowerman has definitely influenced the running culture. The way he couched and his company (Nike) are alw…more
[close] Bowerman has definitely influenced the running culture. The way he couched and his company (Nike) are always connected to the running world

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Jun 18, 2014 Allen Levine rated it really liked it

Kenny Moore had a difficult task in writing a book about the legendary coach and inventor, Bill Bowerman. With Bowerman and the Men of Oregon, he has done an excellent job. The reader will likely come to the table knowing quite a bit about Coach Bowerman, from his interactions with his best known runner, Steve Prefontaine, to his invention of the waffle sole which propelled the start of Nike.

That information has been widely discussed in countless articles, books, documentaries, and films. What i ...more

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