One of the greatest runners of all time. One of my personal favorites as well. This guy had a crazy kick! Also one of the first runners to wear Nike running shoes.
The photo was taken April at Husky Stadium. Legendary University of Oregon distance runner Steve Prefontaine beat the University of Washington’s Rick Albright, left, and won the mile race in
1973 NCAA champs U of Oregon men's cross country team. Rear l-r: Coach Bill Dellinger, Dave Taylor, Gary Barger, Randy James, Scott Daggatt, Coach Bill Bowerman; front l-r: Terry Williams, Steve Prefontaine, Tom Hale
Prefontaine and Gerry Lindgren "A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into an exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.