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Steve Prefontaine

This person was a world famous runner who set many American records. He tragically died at age 24.

Pre's People

These were the fans of a world famous runner.

Walt McClure

This person was the high school coach and was one of the first people to realize the world class abilities of the runner.

Bill Bowerman

This person was a legendary track coach at the University of Oregon.

Harald Norpoth

This person was a German runner who had an unorthodox style of running.

Paul Geis

This person was viewed by the media as the running heir at the University of Oregon.

Bill Dellinger

This person was a former Olympic runner and the assistant track coach at the University of Oregon.

Frank Shorter

This person won the gold medal in the marathon event at the Olympics.

Dick Buerkle

This person won a race during the 1974 indoor season.

Lasse Viren

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