Bill Dellinger
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| Full name | William Solon Dellinger | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and Field | |||||||||||||||||
| 1500 m, 5000 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Oregon Track Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | University of Oregon | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bill Bowerman | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bestTemplate:Pluralize from text | 1500 m – 3:41.5 (1958) 1 mile – 4:02.7 (1961) 2 miles – 8:43.8 (1961) 5000 m – 13:49.8 (1964) | |||||||||||||||||
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William Solon Dellinger (March 23, 1934 – June 27, 2025) was an American middle-distance runner and 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.
Coaching career
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 1980s and early 1990s.
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
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.
From his retirement on, he 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]
Dellinger was inducted into the USTFCCCA Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame in 2024.[6]
Death
Dellinger died on June 27, 2025, at a care facility in Eugene, Oregon from cancer at the age of 91.[7][8]
Records
Records set by Dellinger:[9]
- 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 8:43.8
See also
References
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- ^ a b Bill Dellinger Script error: No such module "webarchive".. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Binder, Doug (August 20, 2008). "Bill Dellinger surged to '64 Olympic bronze and helped put Oregon on track map". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dellinger voted Pac-10's award as coach of year". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. June 20, 1986. p. 3C.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bill Dellinger's Retirement from the University of Oregon".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."LONGTIME UNIVERSITY OF OREGON COACH BILL DELLINGER TO RECEIVE 2021 USATF LEGEND COACH AWARD". United States Track and Field. June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Introducing the Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame Class of 2024". March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."DyeStat.com - News - Oregon Hall of Fame Coach And Three-Time Olympian Bill Dellinger Dies". www.runnerspace.com. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bill Dellinger, Runner and Track Coach Who Mentored Stars, Dies at 91". The New York Times. July 18, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ Duck Record Holders Script error: No such module "webarchive".. goducks.com
External links
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