Black and white photo of the top five 880 yard runners on the awards podium during the Pacific Coast Conference Track and Field Meet held at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, California on May 31, 1941. From right to left: 1st place, Bill Dale (Washington State), 2nd place, Clarence Barnes (California), 3rd place, James Lang (Washington State), 4th place, Francis Olson (Stanford), 5th place, Robert McKinney (Oregon).
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.
Black and white photo of University of Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman (left) and University of Washington track coach Clarence "Hec" Edmundson taken during the late 1950s or early 1960s.
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.