Zaui: add HOF date, memorial run
He graduated from [[South Eugene High School]] and earned [[All-American]] honors in [[cross-country]] and [[track and field]] while attending the [[University of Oregon]]. He qualified for the the [[1980 Summer Olympics boycott|1980 U.S. Olympic team]] in the [[5000 metres|5,000 meters]]. McChesney was ranked first in America and fourth in the world in the 5,000-meters during the 1981 season. He remains Oregon’s record holder in the 5,000 and [[10000 metres|10,000 meters]]. McChesney lost his life died in 1992 due to injuries suffered in a car accident.
In 2002, he was inducted into the University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame. The Bill McChesney Jr. Memorial Mile Run is named for him.
==External links==
[http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=227075 University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame biography]
[http://sportshistory.uoregon.edu/details/show/10 Leaders of the Long Distance Decades-University of Oregon]
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