Bill Bowerman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bill Bowerman

American runner, track and field coach, and businessman

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1911

Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon, United States

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1999

Profession: entrepreneur, athletics competitor, track and field coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William Jay "Bill" Bowerman (February 19, 1911 – December 24, 1999) was an American teacher of competitive response and co-founder of Nike, Inc.
Over his career, he trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 22 NCAA champions and 16 sub-4 minute milers.
He disliked being called a coach and during his 24 years 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.
As co-founder of Nike, he invented some of their top brands, including the Cortez and Waffle Racer, and assisted in the company moving from being a distributor of other shoe brands to one creating their own shoes in house.