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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Bill Hayward
| image = Bill Hayward 1937.jpeg
| alt = 
| caption = circa 1937
| birth_date = July 2, 1868 as William Louis Heyward<ref name=pootm/>
| birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1947|12|14|1868|7|2}}
| death_place = [[Eugene, Oregon]], U.S.
| alma_mater = 
| coach_years1 = 1898–1900
| coach_team1 = [[Princeton Tigers|Princeton]] (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 1900–1901
| coach_team2 = [[California Golden Bears|California]] (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 1901–1902
| coach_team3 = [[Pacific University|Pacific (OR)]]
| coach_years4 = 1903
| coach_team4 = [[Lewis & Clark College|Albany (OR)]]
| coach_years5 = 1904–1947
| coach_team5 = [[Oregon Ducks track and field|Oregon]]
| overall_record = 
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'''William Louis''' "'''Colonel Bill'''" '''Hayward''' (July 2, 1868 – December 14, 1947) was a [[track and field]] coach at the [[Oregon Ducks track and field|University of Oregon]] {{nowrap|for 44 years,<ref name=sunsketch>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pyZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=swsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6646%2C3125541 |work=Eugene Daily Guard |location=(Oregon) |title="Bill" Hayward subject of page sketch in ''Sunset'' |date=October 1, 1915 |page=6}}</ref><ref name=illftltcb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PbJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pegDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6119%2C1484716 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Strite |first=Dick |title=Illness fatal to Col. Bill |date=December 15, 1947 |page=1}}</ref>}} and a track coach for six [[United States at the Olympics|United States Olympic]] teams, from [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908]] through [[Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics|1932]].<ref name=pootm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3PdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2OEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5856%2C6703073 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |title=Pages out of time |last=Newnham |first=Blaine |date=June 22, 1980 |page=1D}}</ref>

==Athletic career==
Hayward was born in [[Detroit, Michigan]]. His parents were [[Canadians]] and he grew up in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada.<ref name=goducks1>{{cite web|title=Oregon Track Coaching Legends|publisher=GoDucks.com| access-date=2007-09-20|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=30597&SPID=243&SPSID=4584}}</ref> An all-around athlete likened to [[Jim Thorpe]], Hayward excelled at [[ice hockey]], [[rowing (sport)|rowing]], [[wrestling]], [[boxing]], and played [[lacrosse]] on one of the [[Ottawa Capitals]]' world championship teams of the 1890s.<ref name=goducks1/> Hayward was also renowned as one of Canada's fastest sprinters, running distances from 75 to 600 yards.<ref name=goducks1/> His last name was originally spelled Heyward; he changed it later in life, when he headed west.<ref name=pootm/>

==Early coaching career==
Hayward's first coaching job was as an assistant [[Track and field|track]] coach, first at [[Princeton Tigers|Princeton University]] in [[New Jersey]] in 1898, and then out west at the [[California Golden Bears|University of California]] in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]]. In 1901, he moved north to [[Oregon]], becoming the head track coach at [[Pacific University]] in [[Forest Grove, Oregon|Forest Grove]],<ref name=sunsketch/> where he trained future Olympic gold medalist [[A. C. Gilbert]] and coached the Boxers to the state collegiate track championship.<ref name=puhof>{{cite web|url=http://www.pacificu.edu/news/detail.cfm?NEWS_ID=3642&CATEGORY_ID=1|title=Four Athletes And Coach Inducted Into Hall of Fame|publisher=Pacific University|access-date=2007-09-21| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071012130735/http://pacificu.edu/news/detail.cfm?NEWS_ID=3642&CATEGORY_ID=1| archive-date= 12 October 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>

In 1903, Hayward took the head job at Albany College (now [[Lewis & Clark College]] in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]), where his track team defeated the [[Oregon Ducks track and field|University of Oregon]].<ref name=goducks1/> Oregon promptly hired him as their first permanent track coach the next year.<ref name=sunsketch/><ref name=goducks2>{{cite web|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=243923 |title=Bill Hayward |publisher=GoDucks.com |access-date=2007-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725212046/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=243923 |archive-date=2011-07-25 }}</ref>

==Oregon and Olympic career==
[[File:Bill Hayward 1919.jpeg|thumb|180px|Hayward, circa 1919]]
As head coach of the UO [[Oregon Ducks track and field|track and field]] team, Hayward (who was known as "Colonel Bill" due to his gruff demeanor) built it into one of regional dominance and national prominence over his 44 years as coach. In all, he coached four track world record holders, six American record holders, and nine Olympians.<ref name=goducks1/> Notable Oregon athletes trained by Hayward include:

* sprinter [[Daniel Kelly (athlete)|Daniel Kelly]] set records in the [[100-yard dash]] at 9.6 seconds in 1906 and the 220 yard run (21.1 sec.), won [[silver medal]] in the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|long jump]] at the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908 Olympics]]
* hurdler [[Martin Hawkins]] won a [[bronze medal]] in the [[Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|110 meter hurdles]] at the [[Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics|1912 Olympics]]
* pole vaulter [[Ralph Spearow]] set the [[Men's pole vault world record progression|world record]] in 1924
* long distance runner [[Ralph Hill (runner)|Ralph Hill]] won a [[silver medal]] in the [[Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres|5000 meters]] at the [[Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Olympics]]
* discus thrower Ed Moeller set the [[Men's discus throw world record progression|world record]] in 1929
* javelin thrower Bob Parke,<ref name=smatbo>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CbNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6430%2C1778172 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon)|title='Smatter Bob, no push? |agency=(photo)|date=July 12, 1936 |page=10}}</ref> [[1934 NCAA Track and Field Championships#Field events|1934]] NCAA champion
* sprinter [[Mack Robinson (athlete)|Mack Robinson]], [[1938 NCAA Track and Field Championships|1938]] NCAA champion in the 220 yard dash, won a [[silver medal]] in the [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 meters]] at the [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Olympics]]
* pole vaulter [[George Varoff]] set the world record in 1936
* high jumper [[Les Steers]] set [[Men's high jump world record progression|three world records]] and was [[1941 NCAA Track and Field Championships|1941]] NCAA champion.
* [[Bill Bowerman]] succeeded Hayward as coach and co-founded [[Nike, Inc.]] with [[Phil Knight]].

In addition to his track coaching duties, Hayward served as the [[athletic trainer]] for Oregon's [[Oregon Ducks football|football team]], where he was known for inventing knee braces and other equipment for the players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billhaywardspeaks.com/Bills_Biography.html|title=Live Each Day: The Life and Legacy of Bill Hayward|author=Dennis Clark|access-date=August 19, 2019}}</ref> He also coached UO's <!--men's-->[[Oregon Ducks men's basketball|basketball team]] from 1903 to 1913 and again in 1917–1918, compiling an overall record o {{nowrap|{{winning percentage|34|29|record=y}}.}}

In 1912, Hayward was a coach for the [[United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics|United States team]] at the [[Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]],<ref name=bh>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WlcUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6065%2C332836 |work=Eugene Daily Guard |location=(Oregon) |title="Bill" Hayward's lecture Friday |date=November 4, 1912 |page=10}}</ref> the first of a string of six [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]] in which he coached, through [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]].

==Hayward Field==
Prior to 1921, Hayward's athletes trained at [[Kincaid Field]], which was also the site of Oregon's football field. The field was upgraded several times to accommodate the needs of the growing track and field program, but by 1912, plans for a new facility were made.<ref name=goducks3>{{cite web|url=http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=22187|title=About Hayward Field|publisher=GoDucks.com|access-date=2007-09-21}}</ref> In [[1919 Oregon Webfoots football team|1919]], a new football field was built and named [[Hayward Field]] in his honor; it was dedicated during halftime of its first football game, but Hayward was busy working as the trainer during the break and was not aware of the honor until the next day.<ref name="pootm"/> It was two more years before track and field facilities were installed at the new venue.<ref name=goducks3/> The opening of [[Autzen Stadium]] for football in [[1967 Oregon Webfoots football team|1967]] gave the track and field team exclusive use of Hayward Field, except for a few freshman football games.<ref name=srhfdir>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jqdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7eADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4794%2C3102999 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |last=Tims |first=Marvin |title=Semi-retired Hayward Field still to play important role for university |date=September 17, 1967 |page=6A }}</ref>

==Death and legacy==
[[File:HaywardTombstone.jpg|thumb|alt=William L. Hayward Gravestone at Rest-Haven|200px|Hayward's grave marker<br>at Rest-Haven Cemetery]] Hayward retired from coaching at age 79 in the fall of 1947. He was hospitalized a few months later after being stricken with a heart ailment, and died at [[PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District|Sacred Heart Hospital]] on December 14, 1947.<ref name=illftltcb/><ref name=lat>{{cite news|title=Death Takes Bill Hayward|work=Los Angeles Times|date=December 15, 1947|page=A11}}</ref> Hayward was buried at Rest-Haven Cemetery in Eugene.<ref name=bur>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P7JWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pegDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6991%2C1715275 |title=Funeral rites set for coach|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon|date=December 17, 1947|page=13}}</ref>

[[John A. Warren|John Warren]] succeeded Hayward for the 1947–48 school year, giving way to [[Bill Bowerman]], who became Oregon's head track coach in 1948.

Hayward was an inaugural inductee to both the [[Oregon Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1980<ref name=oshof>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonsportshall.com/inductee-members.html |title=Hall of Fame Roll of Honor Members |publisher=Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date=February 23, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801161027/http://www.oregonsportshall.com/inductee-members.html |archive-date=August 1, 2013 }}</ref> and the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992.<ref name=goducks2/> In 2005, he was inducted into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame.<ref name=ustfccca>{{cite web |url=http://ustfccca.cstv.com/genrel/hayward_bill00.html |title=Bill Hayward |publisher=U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association |access-date=2007-09-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101030750/http://ustfccca.cstv.com/genrel/hayward_bill00.html |archive-date=2008-01-01 }}</ref> The Bill Hayward Amateur Athlete of Year Award is given annually to the best amateur athlete in the state of Oregon.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://sportshistory.uoregon.edu/topics/the-track-and-field-legacy/famous-coaches/bill-hayward/ University of Oregon] – Bill Hayward
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151215055056/http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=243923&DB_OEM_ID=500 University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame] – Bill Hayward
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150725134815/http://oregonsportshall.org/?page_id=155 Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum] – Bill Hayward

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