Steve Prefontaine: His allure runs strong, 50 years later

Steve Prefontaine: His allure runs strong, 50 years later

At age 24, the Coos Bay native—often called simply “Pre”—was already a hero.

This Day in Track & Field, May 30, Steve Prefontaine died fifty years ago today (1975), written by Walt Murphy

Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service  (wmurphy25@aol.com), used with permission.  This Day in Track & Field–May 30 1975 (50th Anniversary)–Steve Prefontaine died when his car overturned as he was returning home from a post-meet party shortly after running his final race at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. From Tom Jordan, the author of “Pre!” and the former director of the Pre Classic: “That I both wrote the book and ended up the director of t…

Remembering Steve "Pre" Prefontaine, 50 years later - Canadian Running Magazine

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