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Oral history interview with Kenny Moore

  • SR 9358
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  • 1982-07-09

This oral history interview with Kenny Moore was conducted by Linda S. Dodds in Eugene, Oregon, on July 9, 1982, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program. At the time of the interview, Dodds' name was Linda S. Brody.

In this interview, Moore discusses his participation in track and field sports under coach Bob Newland at North Eugene High School, and talks about several of his teammates. He then talks about his participation in track and field sports under coach Bill Bowerman at the University of Oregon. He describes his training, talks about Bowerman's shoe design experiments, and shares his memories of racing at UO. He also talks about studying philosophy in college. He then speaks at length about his experiences as a marathon runner for the U.S. team at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. He also talks about his opposition to the Vietnam War and his experience of getting drafted between the years he ran in the Olympics. He shares his memories of the U.S. team's reaction to the terrorist attack on the Israeli Olympic team in 1972, known as the Munich Massacre. He shares his reasons for retiring from track and field sports and speaks about his career as a journalist for Sports Illustrated. He closes the interview by talking about co-writing a screenplay for and acting in the 1982 movie "Personal Best."

Moore, Kenny, 1943-

Oral history interview with Bill Bowerman

  • SR 9357
  • Collection
  • 1981-09-17

This oral history interview with Bill Bowerman was conducted by Linda S. Dodds in Eugene, Oregon, on September 17, 1981, as part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library's oral history program. At the time of the interview, Dodds' name was Linda S. Brody.

In this interview, Bowerman discusses his family background and early life in Fossil and Medford, Oregon, including playing football in high school. He talks about his experiences at the University of Oregon during the Depression, about working as a football and track coach at Medford High School, and about the coaching techniques of UO track coach Bill Hayward. He speaks at length about his career as track coach at University of Oregon from 1948 to 1973. He talks about technological advances in track equipment and about the running track at the university. He describes his introduction to jogging while in New Zealand, talks about introducing the sport to the U.S., and discusses developing running shoes for his athletes. He briefly shares his experiences as coach for the 1972 U.S. Olympic track team. He talks about working with the Amateur Athletics Union, about several athletes he trained, and about his retirement activities, including his continued involvement with Nike, Inc. He closes the interview by reflecting on his career.

Bowerman, William J.