Black and white photo of University of Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman talking with an unidentified individual in the rain at Hayward Field during the late 1960s or early 1970s.
23-page program for an exhibition track meet held at the University of Oregon on September 3, 1956. This was the first U.S. Track Team Exhibition Meet. The meet drew participants from around the globe. Eight world record holders, including Charlie Dumas (high jump) and Franklin Held (javelin), participated in the meet. Of the 36 U.S. Olympic team members scheduled to take part in the meet, only 29 competed. Other entrants included collegiate stars and international athletes, many of whom were Olympians.
5 p. Brochure for Olympic Coaching Clinic held from June 26 through July 8, in conjunction with the 1972 Olympic Trials in Track and Field at the University of Oregon. Two University of Oregon track coaches, Bill Bowerman and Bill Dellinger, are among the 12 experts in track and fields serving as clinicians for the event.
20-page program for the 1968 U.S. Pre-Olympic Men's Track and Field Exhibiton Meet presented by the Oregon Track Club and held at Hayward Field on August 23, 1968.
The photo shows Dick Fosbury winning the PAC-8 Championship in the high jump in his sophomore season at Oregon State University. His winning height was 6 feet 9 inches. The PAC-8 meet was in Eugene, Oregon at the University of Oregon.