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William Henry Rodgers (born December 23, 1947) is an American runner, Olympian, and former record holder in the marathon. Rodgers is best known for his four victories in both the Boston Marathon, including three straight from 1978 to 1980, and 4 straight wins in the New York City Marathon, between 1976 and 1979.
Bill Rodgers Hartford (Connecticut), Estados Unidos, 23 de diciembre de 1947) es un deportista estadounidense retirado, especializado en carreras de fondo. Ganó la maratón de Nueva York en cuatro ocasiones consecutivas (1976-79) y la maratón de Boston también en otras cuatro ocasiones.
On A longtime member of the Greater Boston Track Club, Rodgers earned a master’s degree in special education from Boston College, and he opened the Bill Rodgers Running Center in Boston in 1977. In 1989, 10 years after Rodgers’ fourth and final New York City Marathon victory, New York Road Runners presented him with the Abebe Bikila Award in recognition of his contributions to long ...
6 de dic. de 2022 · Bill Rodgers won the Boston Marathon four times, including his first in 1975, and has competed in 10 races this year. He will be honored at The Tradition gala for his contributions to running as a sport and a community.
8 de abr. de 2015 · Forty years ago, 27-year-old Boston College graduate student Bill Rodgers surprised the running world—and himself—by winning the 1975 Boston Marathon. His 2:09:55 was a course and American...
10 de dic. de 2013 · Bill Rodgers has two nicknames: "King of the Roads" and "Boston Billy." In his prime, the late 1970s and early 1980s, Rodgers won four Boston and four New York City marathons—a record that may...
Bill Rodgers. Boston and Beyond. For a decade, Bill Rodgers was an indomitable force on the U.S. and world road-racing scene. He is a four-time winner of both the New York City Marathon and the Boston Marathon, set many American records (several of which still stand), and was the year’s top-ranked marathoner in the world three times.
