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William Jay "Bill" Bowerman. American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. Over his career, he trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 A…
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Meet the American who designed the modern sneaker and co-founded Nike: Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman
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