Decker’s coach pursuing Ph.D.
By Tim Davis
Of the Emerald
Mary Decker's coach, Dick
Brown, has ended his active
association as the director of
Eugene’s Nike-sponsored
Athletics West track club.
Brown has given up the direc
torship in order to attend the
University as a full-time doc
toral student with concentrated
studies in biology, chemistry
and physical education.
Brown, who many credit with
developing Athletics West into
a major track and field power,
has long contemplated a return
to school.
‘Tve always wanted to learn
as much as 1 could about the
body and the body’s
chemistry,” explains Brown,
who received his master's
degree in physical education
from the University of Maryland
in 1973.
"1 plan on concentrating as
much as I can on the
coursework and coaching
Mary,” Brown says. “It’s a nice
change of pace. There are no
phones that ring in the
classroom,” he adds.
With the Olympic effort over
and the track world assuming a
pause of sorts, Brown felt it was
an opportune time tor his return
to academics. Nike, who is
footing the bill for his school
ing, concurred.
“Nike was considerate
enough and hopefully
foresighted enough to provide
me the opportunity to go to
school,” Brown says. “Their in
vestment will have dividends
for them, if I’m able to complete
this program successfully.”
The "dividend” Brown is
speaking of is an information
research center he hopes to
establish upon completion of
his doctoral program.
Up to this point, Brown says,
research relevant to running has
been scattered and poorly fund
ed. He hopes to coordinate
these efforts somewhat by
gathering the resultant informa
tion under one roof.
“I’d like to have the expertise
to read a wide range of research ,
understand it, translate it, and
then disseminate it to high
school and collegiate coaches,”
Brown explains. "It might be
beneficial for a lot of runners
and then ultimately for Nike.”
Brown is quick to point out
that any plan for such an infor
mation center is far from com
plete. At present, it is only in
Dick Brown
the formulative stage with both
Nike and Brown taking a “wait
and see’1 attitude.
Brown first came to Athletics
West in 1978 as an excercise
physiologist. In 1980, he took
over the club’s administrative
duties and in 1983 became club
director.
Since its inception in 1978,
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