Statue of Bill Bowerman

{{Short description|2000 sculpture by Diana Lee Jackson in Eugene, Oregon, U.S.}}

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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.{{cite news|last1=Brettman|first1=Allan|title=Jon Bowerman, son of Nike legend, visits wife in jail, considers next steps|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/playbooks-profits/index.ssf/2014/08/jon_bowerman_son_of_nike_legen.html|accessdate=November 26, 2015|work=The Oregonian|date=August 4, 2014}}

Bowerman co-founded the American multinational corporation Nike, Inc.; Jackson was a Nike employee. The statue was installed on June 21, 2000.{{cite web|title=Outdoor Sculpture & Building Ornamentation: Bill Bowerman|url=https://library.uoregon.edu/architecture/oregon/xbowerman.html|publisher=University of Oregon Libraries|accessdate=November 26, 2015}}

See also

Further reading

  • {{Cite news|title=Nike's Legacy Rooted at Hayward|work=Oregon Daily Emerald|date=June 21, 2000}}

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