COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - Linda Prefontaine holds up track T-shirts, a letterman jacket and photos of her brother Steve Prefontaine, sporting his signature mustache - memorabilia that has never been seen ...
46 years ago today, the global track and field community lost one of its greatest runners in history Steve Prefontaine, but his legacy will live on forever. Steve Prefontaine. Photo Credit: ...
The movie, directed by Steve James, chronicles Prefontaine’s life as a young child to this tragic death at the young age of 24 (in a car crash). It shows his drive and ambition from a young age to be ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — For the first time ever, a pair of Nike Oregon Waffle shoes worn by distance runner Steve Prefontaine are up publicly for sale. The shoes were listed on the auction site, Sothebys.com ...
This is the story of Steve Prefontaine’s high school running at Marshfield High School in Coos Bay, Oregon. I’ve been a fan of Prefontaine since my high school days. I was the kid who stenciled "Pre" ...
In 1996 a film crew descended on Eugene to make a movie about Steve Prefontaine. The film followed the relationship between record-breaking distance runner Steve Prefontaine and his coach Bill ...
Elfriede Prefontaine, the mother of the late Oregon running legend Steve Prefontaine and, as friends suggest, a source of his indomitable tenacity and character, died at age 88 in Springfield, Oregon ...
There were two Steve Prefontaine biopics made in the late 1990s. The first of those, "Prefontaine," is a strange one. All this time at home has allowed me to fully lean into my inner track nerdiness ...
Dellinger, who coached the Ducks to NCAA cross country and track & field championships, had a close coaching relationship with Steve Prefontaine during his Ducks' tenure. The shoes, modified by Bill ...
Echoes of Steve Prefontaine are everywhere in Eugene. The legendary runner’s likeness graces city walls, art galleries and even a 10-story tower looming over Hayward Field. A bronze statue of Steve ...
Today, everybody would have noticed, but in November of 1974 nobody realized the oddly shaped check mark on the legend’s chest was facing the wrong direction. Nike’s famous Swoosh logo was designed in ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Oregon women’s basketball (12-2) traveled to Chase Center in San Francisco, California, where they were defeated by the... Consistently short drives aren’t always a great sign for an ...