William Henry “Bill” Rodgers was born on 23-thDecember 1947. Bill was famousf Ameican Runner who hold a lot of maarathon records. We are proud that this famous runner was a part our marathon in the history.
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RODGERS’ RECORD BOOK Marathons 1973 Boston Marathon (Did not Finish) (DNF) 1973 Baystate Marathon (2:28:12) 1st Course Record (CR) 1974 Boston (2:19:34) 14th 1974 New York City Marathon (NYC) (2:36:00) 5th 1974 Philadelphia Marathon (2:21:57) 1st CR 1975 Boston (2:09:55) 1st American Record (AR) 1975 Enschede Marathon, Holland (DNF) 1975 Fukuoka Marathon (2:11:26)…
BILL RODGERS DISCUSSES ASHLAND’S PLACE IN DISTANCE RUNNING HISTORY Bill Rodgers and ARA Chairman Steve Greenberg pose with the Bill Rodgers Trophy, to be engraved annually with the names of male and female half-marathon winners and displayed publicly in Ashland. ‘Isn’t there a place like Ashland for football? It’s like (James) Naismith in basketball.…