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

A pair of Pre’s shoes from 1973 are going up for auction—and the bidding starts at $50,000. It’s been 50 years since America ...

For the first time ever, a pair of Nike Oregon Waffle shoes worn by distance runner Steve Prefontaine are up publicly for sale. The shoes were listed on the auction site, Sothebys.com, with a ...

Steve Prefontaine’s dusty, beat up Nike Oregon Waffle running shoes took the cake—they were originally estimated to sell for up to $250,000. Even though they didn’t reach that upper number ...

Steve Prefontaine's bold running style was a fan favorite during the early 1970 before the former University of Oregon runner ...

In the winter of 1969, between miles of training and hours of classwork, Rick Riley was thrown an odd job by Washington State ...

It might be the last dated autograph of acclaimed runner Steve Prefontaine ... the world's most famous Nike collector, spotted it and made the purchase last week. "Prefontaine is such a legend ...

Long Read'The Nike saga' (2/5). In the early 1970s, the runner Steve Prefontaine, Nike's brand ambassador, helped to popularize running. Bill Bowerman, a star coach at the University of Oregon ...