William Solon Dellinger (born March 23, 1934) is a retired American middle-distance runner, and track and field and cross country coach. He competed in the 5,000 m at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1964, setting his personal record.[1][2] He lettered in track at the University of Oregon in 1954, 1955, and 1956.
Upon retirement from competition, Dellinger took a position as the assistant coach to Bill Bowerman for₵ the Oregon Ducks track and field team. After Bowerman's retirement in 1972,[2] Dellinger succeeded him as head coach. In his 25 years of coaching, Dellinger's men won five NCAA titles, achieved 108 All American honors, and had a 134–29 meet record. He was the Pac-10 coach of the year multiple times.[3]
Dellinger was instrumental in the development and coaching of Oregon and American great distance star Steve Prefontaine in conjunction with Bowerman, and their experience was made into a 1997 film Prefontaine, in which Bill Dellinger was played by Ed O'Neill.
In Co-Operation with Adidas, Dellinger developed the so-called "Dellinger Web", a Cushioning Technology used on various Shoes throughout the 80s and early 90s.
Dellinger retired from the University of Oregon in 1998 [4] and would later join his mentor, Bill Bowerman, as an inductee in the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2001. He retired after he had a stroke in 2000.
Since retirement, he has stayed out of the Track and Field world, except for a few appearances at meets named in his honor.
In 2021 USA Track and Field awarded Dellinger their Legend Coach Award.[5]
^ abBill Dellinger 2015-07-01 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
^ abBinder, Doug (August 20, 2008). "Bill Dellinger surged to '64 Olympic bronze and helped put Oregon on track map". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
^"Dellinger voted Pac-10's award as coach of year". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. June 20, 1986. p. 3C.
^"Bill Dellinger's Retirement from the University of Oregon".
^"LONGTIME UNIVERSITY OF OREGON COACH BILL DELLINGER TO RECEIVE 2021 USATF LEGEND COACH AWARD". United States Track and Field. June 22, 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^Duck Record Holders 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. goducks.com
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bill, dellinger, william, solon, dellinger, born, march, 1934, retired, american, middle, distance, runner, track, field, cross, country, coach, competed, 1956, 1960, 1964, olympics, bronze, medal, 1964, setting, personal, record, lettered, track, university, . William Solon Dellinger born March 23 1934 is a retired American middle distance runner and track and field and cross country coach He competed in the 5 000 m at the 1956 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1964 setting his personal record 1 2 He lettered in track at the University of Oregon in 1954 1955 and 1956 Bill DellingerBill Dellinger right at the 1964 OlympicsPersonal informationFull nameWilliam Solon DellingerBorn 1934 03 23 March 23 1934 age 89 Grants Pass Oregon United StatesSportSportTrack and FieldEvent s 1500 m 5000 mClubOregon Track ClubTeamUniversity of OregonCoached byBill BowermanAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 1500 m 3 41 5 1958 1 mile 4 02 7 1961 2 miles 8 43 8 1961 5000 m 13 49 8 1964 Medal record Representing the United StatesOlympic Games1964 Tokyo 5000 mPan American Games1959 Chicago 5000 m Contents 1 Coaching career 2 After retiring from coaching 3 Records 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCoaching career editUpon retirement from competition Dellinger took a position as the assistant coach to Bill Bowerman for the Oregon Ducks track and field team After Bowerman s retirement in 1972 2 Dellinger succeeded him as head coach In his 25 years of coaching Dellinger s men won five NCAA titles achieved 108 All American honors and had a 134 29 meet record He was the Pac 10 coach of the year multiple times 3 Dellinger was instrumental in the development and coaching of Oregon and American great distance star Steve Prefontaine in conjunction with Bowerman and their experience was made into a 1997 film Prefontaine in which Bill Dellinger was played by Ed O Neill In Co Operation with Adidas Dellinger developed the so called Dellinger Web a Cushioning Technology used on various Shoes throughout the 80s and early 90s Dellinger also coached many post collegians including Olympians Mary Decker Bill McChesney Alberto Salazar Matt Centrowitz Don Clary and many others 1 After retiring from coaching editDellinger retired from the University of Oregon in 1998 4 and would later join his mentor Bill Bowerman as an inductee in the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2001 He retired after he had a stroke in 2000 Since retirement he has stayed out of the Track and Field world except for a few appearances at meets named in his honor In 2021 USA Track and Field awarded Dellinger their Legend Coach Award 5 Records editRecords set by Dellinger 6 1956 American Record holder 5000 meters 14 16 2 1958 American Record holder 1500 meters 3 41 5 1959 World Record holder indoors 2 miles 8 49 9 1959 World Record holder indoors 3 miles 13 37 0 1960 American record holder 2 miles 8 43 8See also editPrefontaine Inspirational motivational instructors mentors portrayed in filmsReferences edit a b Bill Dellinger Archived 2015 07 01 at the Wayback Machine sports reference com a b Binder Doug August 20 2008 Bill Dellinger surged to 64 Olympic bronze and helped put Oregon on track map The Oregonian Retrieved 2008 08 20 Dellinger voted Pac 10 s award as coach of year Eugene Register Guard Associated Press June 20 1986 p 3C Bill Dellinger s Retirement from the University of Oregon LONGTIME UNIVERSITY OF OREGON COACH BILL DELLINGER TO RECEIVE 2021 USATF LEGEND COACH AWARD United States Track and Field June 22 2021 Retrieved 26 June 2022 Duck Record Holders Archived 2011 07 09 at the Wayback Machine goducks comExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Bill Dellinger at Wikimedia Commons Bill Dellinger at the USATF Hall of Fame archived nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a track and field Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Dellinger amp oldid 1194277785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
