John Madden, Jim Bailey and a race through Eugene

As the football world remembers John Madden, here's a quick look back at the greatest 60-yard dash in Oregon history

The 1950s were filled with many of the characters who make up the stories of University of Oregon history. 

Nike co-founder Phil Knight ran for storied track and field coach Bill Bowerman that decade, as Len Casanova put together a football program that reached the Rose Bowl for the first time in 37 years. 

It was the type of period in Eugene where someon…