William Jay Bowerman (1911 - 1999)

Born 19 Feb 1911 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara Hamilton (Young) Bowerman — married 22 Jun 1936 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 24 Dec 1999 at age 88 in Fossil, Wheeler, Oregon, United States

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Biography

Bill Bowerman is Notable.

William Jay "Bill" Bowerman (February 19, 1911 – December 24, 1999) was 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, 24 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. He is the recipient of the Oxford Cup, Beta Theta Pi's greatest honor.

Sources

• "Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CDXB-MFZM : 4 August 2021), William Jay Bowerman, 1911.

• "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8JP-J61 : 17 August 2022), William Jay Bowerman and Barbara Hamilton Young, 1936.

• "Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CKGC-K53Z : 3 December 2021), William Jay Bowerman, 1999.

• Wikipedia contributors, "Bill Bowerman," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_Bowerman&oldid=625992511 (accessed October 2, 2014).