Statue of Bill Bowerman

Bill Bowerman
The sculpture in 2015
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ArtistDiana Lee Jackson
Year2000 (2000)
TypeSculpture
SubjectBill Bowerman
LocationEugene, Oregon, United States
Coordinates44°02′34″N 123°04′17″W / 44.04282°N 123.07134°W / 44.04282; -123.07134

Bill Bowerman is an outdoor 2000 sculpture of the American track and field coach of the same name by Diana Lee Jackson, installed outside the Bowerman Family Building, in the corner of Hayward Field, on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon, in the United States.[1]

Bowerman co-founded the American multinational corporation Nike, Inc.; Jackson was a Nike employee. The statue was installed on June 21, 2000.[2]

See also

Further reading

  • "Nike's Legacy Rooted at Hayward". Oregon Daily Emerald. June 21, 2000.

References

  1. ^ Brettman, Allan (August 4, 2014). "Jon Bowerman, son of Nike legend, visits wife in jail, considers next steps". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Outdoor Sculpture & Building Ornamentation: Bill Bowerman". University of Oregon Libraries. Retrieved November 26, 2015.


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