The shoes, modified by Bill Bowerman, have been in the family of Prefontaine's former girlfriend for nearly 50 years.

It’s been 50 years since America lost one of its greatest distance running legends, but Michael Marckx can still feel the ...

Steve Prefontaine's bold running style was a fan favorite during the early 1970 before the former University of Oregon runner died in a car accident on May 30, 1975.

Steve Prefontaine, a renowned American runner and Oregon Duck legend, tragically died 50 years ago. Pre's Rock, the site of Prefontaine's fatal car crash, has become a memorial for fans and runners.

It’s been 50 years since legendary Oregon track and field athlete Steve Prefontaine died in a car crash on May 30, 1975. He was only 24 years old. At the time, the Coos Bay runner held every U.S ...

But when he died in an automobile accident in 1975, at the tender age of 24, Steve Prefontaine was one of this country’s most famous and successful track and field stars. With his long hair ...

History. Courage. Icon. Driven. Incredible. Unforgettable. Beautiful. Legend. Who knows what Steve Prefontaine would have thought about something as futuristic as Facebook. When a post on the ...

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 ...

The 30th anniversary of Steve Prefontaine's death has caused his remarkable story to be retold, as it was after 25 years, 20 years, 15 years, 10 years and five years. Plus every Summer Olympics ...

In another world, today is Steve Prefontaine's 65th birthday. The legend of "Pre," as the crowds cheered in 1970s Hayward Field, or "Rube," as University of Oregon coaches Bill Bowerman and Bill ...