Bill Bowerman

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entrepreneur footwear designer human track and field coach

Bill Bowerman was an American track and field coach and innovative footwear designer who co-founded Nike and helped revolutionize modern athletic shoe design.

Aliases (1)

William Jay Bowerman ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	entrepreneur → footwear designer → human → track and field coach →
almaMater	University of Oregon →
blueRibbonSportsLaterBecame	Nike, Inc. →
burialPlace	Pioneer Cemetery, Fossil, Oregon →
causeOfDeath	age-related causes →
coached	Phil Knight → Steve Prefontaine →
coachedAt	University of Oregon track and field program →
coFounded	Nike, Inc. →
conflictParticipatedIn	World War II →
contributedTo	popularization of recreational jogging in the United States →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1911-02-19 →
dateOfDeath	1999-12-24 →
designed	early Nike running shoes →
educatedAt	University of Oregon →
employer	University of Oregon →
familyName	Bowerman →
founded	Blue Ribbon Sports →
fullName	William Jay Bowerman →
genreOfDesign	athletic footwear →
givenName	William →
hallOfFameInduction	National Track and Field Hall of Fame → Oregon Sports Hall of Fame →
influenced	modern running shoe industry →
inspired	waffle-sole running shoe design →
knownFor	developing the Nike waffle trainer → innovative running shoe design →
legacy	Bill Bowerman Award for innovation in footwear design → Bill Bowerman statue at the University of Oregon →
memberOf	United States Olympic track and field coaching staff →
militaryService	United States Army →
nationality	American →
notableAchievement	revolutionized modern athletic shoe design →
notableWork	Jogging → co-founding Nike, Inc. →
numberOfChildren	3 →
occupation	businessperson → footwear designer → track and field coach →
placeOfBirth	Portland, Oregon, United States →
placeOfDeath	Fossil, Oregon, United States →
positionHeld	head track and field coach at the University of Oregon →
sport	track and field →
spouse	Barbara Bowerman →
wrote	Jogging →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Blue Ribbon Sports → Nike, Inc. →	foundedBy
Hayward Field →	associatedWith
Steve Prefontaine →	coachedBy
Bill Bowerman ("William Jay Bowerman") →	fullName
NKE →	hasUnderlyingCompanyFounder
Blue Ribbon Sports →	keyPerson