Bill Hayward
| Sport(s) | Track and field |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 2, 1868 Detroit, Michigan, US |
| Died | December 14, 1947 (aged 79) Eugene, Oregon, US |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1901–1902 | Pacific University |
| 1903 | Albany College |
| 1904–1947 | Oregon |
William Louis "Colonel Bill" Hayward (July 2, 1868 – December 14, 1947) was a track and field coach for the University of Oregon for 44 years, and a track coach for six United States Olympic teams, from 1908 through 1932.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Hayward's parents were Canadians and he grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An all-around athlete likened to Jim Thorpe, Hayward excelled at ice hockey, rowing, wrestling, boxing, and played lacrosse on one of the Ottawa Capitals' world championship teams of the 1890s. Hayward was also renowned as one of Canada's fastest sprinters, running distances from 75 to 600 yards. His last name was originally spelled Heyward; he changed it later in life, when he headed west.
Hayward's first coaching job was as an assistant track coach first at Princeton University in New Jersey in 1898, and then out west at the University of California in Berkeley. In 1901, he moved north to Oregon, becoming the head track coach at Pacific University in Forest Grove, where he trained future Olympic gold medalist A. C. Gilbert and coached the Boxers to the state collegiate track championship.
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