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  Bruce Jenner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Bruce Jenner (born October 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York) is a U.S. track athlete.
An excellent high school athlete, Bruce Jenner earned a football scholarship and attended Graceland College (now Graceland University), but a knee injury forced him to stop playing football and switch to the decathlon.
Bruce Jenner attended Newtown High School in Newtown, Connecticut.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bruce_Jenner   (338 words)

  
 Bruce Jenner       Capitol City Speakers Bureau
A devoted father and husband, Bruce is also a loyal supporter of many non-profit and charitable organizations and serves on numerous advisory boards such as the Special Olympics, where he serves on the Council of Champions, The National Dyslexia Research Foundation, and an avid supporter of Athletes and Entertainers for Kids.
Bruce and his wife Kris serve on the board of The Dream Foundation, an organization that grants wishes to terminally ill adults, and C.O.A.C.H. for Kids, a mobile medical unit providing quality health care to under privileged families throughout Los Angeles.
Bruce’s energy translates easily into his presentations and audiences are visibly moved by his story and the lessons that have made him a success.
www.capcityspeakers.com /speakers/Jenner.htm   (641 words)

  
 Bruce Jenner Celebrity Encounter and In Person Autograph   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bruce Jenner won a gold medal in the Olympic decathlon in 1976 for the United States of America.
Jenner was bringing his motivational skills to our local education fair and this sounded like a great opportunity to meet him.
Bruce was a very accommodating celebrity to fan requests and a joy to meet.
home.att.net /~ned17/JennerBruce.html   (326 words)

  
 Bruce Jenner
Bruce Jenner started his US College career on a football scholarship, but following a knee injury, he switched his sporting energies to track and field.
Jenner improved rapidly after that, and in 1974 topped 8000 points for the first time, producing the year's best three decathlon scores of 8240 points in April, followed by 8245 points in June, and culminating with a tally of 8308 points in August.
Jenner led the USA to victory, with a total of 8524 points, not only defeating Avilov, but breaking his world record as well.
www.sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1613   (311 words)

  
 DesMoinesRegister.com | Sports Hall of Fame
Bruce and Chrystie were engaged at the time of the Munich Olympics, when she was a stewardess for United Airlines.
BRUCE WAS 26, had filled out to 195 pounds and was confident that he could win the prize he had trained for so long in what very clearly was to be the last decathlon of his career -- win or lose.
Jenner frets each time an Eric Heiden or a Phil Mahre somewhat piously says he does not plan to cash in on athletic fame, "like Bruce Jenner." For one thing, doing that is no dirty deed.
desmoinesregister.com /sports/extras/hall/jenner.html   (2059 words)

  
 ABILITY Magazine | Bruce Jenner Interview by Chet Cooper
Jenner was the second of four children with two sisters and a brother.
Jenner is active in dyslexia foundations and shares concern for children who grow up with dyslexia.
Jenner takes the reader step by step through his decathlon training leading to his victorious Olympic gold medal in 1976...the decathlon victory being a larger metaphor for all our dreams and goals in life.
abilitymagazine.com /jenner_interview.html   (1943 words)

  
 Bruce Jenner, sports celebrities, bruce jenner, sports personalities
Bruce Jenner's "Rule for Life" is exactly the same as it was sixteen years ago, when he became the "World's Greatest Athlete" by winning the gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Decathlon.
Bruce Jenner was the 1991 National spokesperson for the General Aviation Task Force, a non profit agency that encourages people to learn to fly, and he is currently the spokesperson for Neolife health products.
Jenner has always had a firm commitment to youth, including the physically and mentally handicapped, and given his own battle with dyslexia, Bruce strives to further the efforts of agencies connected with learning disabilities.
www.barberusa.com /sports/jenner_bruce.html   (1306 words)

  
 Speakers Platform Speakers Bureau: Bruce Jenner, Speaker On: Achievement/Peak Performance, Fitness, Olympics, Success
A devoted father and husband, Bruce is also a loyal supporter of many non-profit and charitable organizations such as the Special Olympics, where he serves on the Council of Champions, and the Pediatric Aids Foundation.
Today Bruce and his wife Kris are perhaps best known for launching their own enormously successful infomercial series entitled "SuperFit with Bruce and Kris Jenner." Their shows feature health and fitness products such as the SuperStep, StairClimber Plus, Minimax, PowerWalk Plus, Minimax Plus and most recently the PowerTrainer.
Bruce's 1992 summer schedule included extensive involvement with NBC and the Barcelona Games, where he anchored one of the pay-per-view channels that were a new element of the 1992 Games.
www.speaking.com /speakers/brucejenner.html   (787 words)

  
 Kids Running - Bruce Jenner
Bruce says that he first really realized he had a gift when he won these games, but the gift he is speaking of is not one of athletics, but one of dyslexia.
Bruce feared school, was called lazy by his teachers, and spent his time daydreaming.
Bruce found the early grades in school as being torturous and he can't remember a teacher who inspired him.
www.kidsrunning.com /columns/jenner.html   (691 words)

  
 Jenner, Bruce --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William Bruce Jenner was a multifaceted athlete at Newton High School in Connecticut, where he played football and basketball, water skied, and did the high jump and pole vaulting.
When the hipster comedian Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenity in New York City in 1964, he was publicly defended as a social satirist “in the tradition of Swift, Rabelais, and Twain” and as a Savonarola of fl humor.
Bruce himself noted, “All my humor is based on destruction and despair.” His irreverence fostered the cynical routines used by almost all...
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9311876   (566 words)

  
 The Sports Rag
Still, Jenner fails to notice, and continues on with his every day life as if he does not have a foofy, bouncy, shoulder-length, parted-down-the-middle mass of lustrous obsolete hair perched on top of his head.
Even Jenner's closest family members have tried to drop hints that he should perhaps consider updating his hairstyle over the past three decades, but to no avail.
Before she excused herself, Jenner finally reported that her husband also likes to stand in front of a full-length mirror wearing nothing but his gold medal and, while gently swaying back and forth, whisper "sweet nothings" to his beloved hair.
www.thesportsrag.com /008_Jenner.html   (574 words)

  
 WGADC : Who Are We : Bruce Jenner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Born in New York, Jenner was a fine, left-handed athlete in Connecticut schools.
Jenner won the AAU and defeated the Soviets and West Germans in Tallinn to top the world rankings.
Jenner was a supreme competitor, he won the Drake Relays crown for the third time, then back in Eugene for the Olympic Trials, he broke his own World Record again, getting 8542 points.
www.worldsgreatestathlete.org /brucejenner.html   (473 words)

  
 Corporate Speakers - Inspirational speaker Bruce Jenner
A devoted father and husband, Bruce is also a loyal supporter of many non-profit and charitable organizations such as the Special Olympics.
Bruce was a guest host and special correspondent on "Good Morning America" for seven years and has been a commentator for a wide variety of NBC sports coverage including track and field, surfing, motorcross and the CART Indy auto races.
Corporate and community audiences are captivated by Bruce's unique Olympic, personal and professional success story, which he highlights in his message, "Finding the Champion Within." Bruce's energy translates easily into his presentations and audiences are visibly moved by his story and the lessons that have made him a success.
www.corporateartists.com /speaker_bruce_jenner.html   (436 words)

  
 Bruce Jenner Biography / Biography of Bruce Jenner Biography
One of the most famous athletes of the 1970s, Bruce Jenner (born 1949) won the gold medal in the decathlon in the 1976 Olympic Games.
Born in Mount Kisco, New York on October 18, 1949, Bruce Jenner was the second of four children of William Jenner, a tree surgeon, and Estelle Jenner.
It would be no surprise to Jenner's parents that their son would excel at athletics; William Jenner had competed in the U.S. Army Olympics in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1945, and won a silver medal in the 100-yard dash.
www.bookrags.com /biography-bruce-jenner   (226 words)

  
 ABC's "I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here!", LIVE, Nightly, February 19 - March 5.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Born in Mount Kisco, New York, Bruce was raised in the Westchester County area.
Bruce later accepted a track scholarship from Graceland College in Iowa, and it was at Graceland that his track coach, L. Weldon, recognized his great athletic potential.
Bruce has frequently been seen in guest-starring roles on many primetime television series, and as a presenter and emcee on numerous awards shows.
abc.go.com /primetime/imacelebrity/bios/bruce_jenner.html   (515 words)

  
 Bruce Jenner - Goodman Speakers Bureau Biography
A devoted father and husband, Bruce is also a loyal supporter of many non-profit and charitable organizations such as the Special Olympics, where he serves on the Council of Champions, and an avid supporter of Athletes and Entertainers for Kids.
Bruce's vast experience as a successful entrepreneur and seasoned communications personality is helping to put Allegiance Telecom at the forefront of the telecommunications industry in the 21st century.
Bruce's 1992 summer schedule included extensive involvement with NBC and the Barcelona Games, where he anchored one of the three pay-per-view channels that were a new element in these Olympic Games.
www.goodmanspeakersbureau.com /biography/bio-jennerB.htm   (1734 words)

  
 Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. :: Ferring Pharmaceuticals Announces Bruce Jenner as National Spokesperson for EUFLEXXA(TM)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Jenner was diagnosed with OA of the knee over ten years ago.
Bruce Jenner earned the title "World's Greatest Athlete" after winning the gold medal and breaking the world record by scoring 8,634 points in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.
Jenner is also a supporter of many nonprofit organizations and serves on numerous advisory boards, including the Special Olympics, the National Dyslexia Research Foundation, and The Dream Foundation which grants wishes to terminally ill adults.
sev.prnewswire.com /biotechnology/20060214/NYTU03114022006-1.html   (1302 words)

  
 Bruce Jenner Speaker - Book Motivational Celebrity Speaker Bruce Jenner and Other Corporate Entertainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bruce Jenner's "Rule for Life" is exactly the same as it was when he became the "World's Greatest Athlete" by winning the gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Decathlon.
Bruce Jenner is a professional speaker who motivates and captivates corporate and association audiences around the world.
Bruce's energy and motivation translates easily into his presentation and audiences are visibly moved by his story and the lessons that have made him a success.
www.allamericanspeakers.com /speakerbio/Bruce_Jenner.php   (659 words)

  
 Extratv.com : Bruce Jenner
Bruce Jenner mined that solid gold at the Olympics and when it comes to home, the former decathlete and his wife Kris are still standing atop the podium.
Bruce and Kris' children, Kylie and Kendall, are treated like royalty at their home in Hidden Hills, California.
The Jenners are selling their English style country estate and moving to a home on a golf course.
extratv.warnerbros.com /dailynews/extra/06_02/06_06c.html   (115 words)

  
 Print Bruce Jenner Biography -- AEI Speakers Bureau
Bruce Jenner captivated the world's attention when he broke the world record in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympic games in Montreal, earning the title, "World's Greatest Athlete." Since that time, he has been far from removed from the public eye.
Bruce Jenner is vice chair of the most preeminent network marketing company in the United States, Longevity Network.
Bruce Jenner has been appointed to the Governor's Council for Physical Fitness and Sports and serves on many advisory boards including Angel Planes Children's Miracle Flights, The National Dyslexia Research Foundation, and David Rickey Company.
www.aeispeakers.com /print.php?SpeakerID=529   (403 words)

  
 Bruce Jenner Body, 1980   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
JENNER: Well, she says she has a Ph.D. in life, and I can see she's been through an awful lot.
JENNER: It was her decision, because originally I thought we should have an abortion.
JENNER: Well, at first we would sit down and discuss what we thought was a fair settlement.
ww3.sportsline.com /b/member/playboy/8007_b13.html   (751 words)

  
 Jenner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jenner is the surname of three prominent people:
Edward Jenner (1749-1823), developer of the smallpox vaccine
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jenner   (89 words)

  
 Bruce Jenner
Bruce Jenner's Rule for Life is exactly the same as it was twenty seven years ago, when he became the World's Greatest Athlete by winning the gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Decathlon.
Bruce Jenner is as much a winner on the platform as he is on the track.
Bruce has the ability to relate his experiences in the decathlon to all aspects of life, so that everyone can learn from and relate to his presentations.
www.se-speakers.com /healthy_heart/b_jenner.htm   (546 words)

  
 Bruce Jenner - Nationwide Speakers Bureau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bruce and Kris have together done hundreds of magazine and book interviews…one of their favorites is Robin Leach’s Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous Cookbook highlighting “the most extraordinary people in the world”.
When he’s not being a great dad, husband, entrepreneur or speaker, Bruce is most likely flying his own plane, working on his golf game, or looking for new and interesting elements to add to an already full and versatile lifestyle.
Bruce resides in Lake Sherwood, California with his wife Kris, and their six children Kourtney, Kimberly, Khloe, Robert, Kendall and Kylie.
www.nationwidespeakers.com /speaker/578   (1404 words)

  
 The iParenting's Dad of the Month
Jenner's kids benefit from his free advice, but corporations like Coca Cola and IBM pay $10,000 to $20,000 to hear Jenner's motivational speech "Finding the Champion Within." The speech's message taps the universal potential for greatness and applies to everyone.
Bruce and his wife, Kris, each had four kids prior to their marriage 11 years ago, and they now have two children together.
Jenner wanted his older kids to grow up fast so he could do fun things with them, but then he wished they were little again because they'd grown so quickly.
iparenting.com /dad/0601.htm   (1157 words)

  
 Biography: Bruce Jenner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
After winning a gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Games, Bruce Jenner has gone on to winning seasons in life.
Jenner travels around the country speaking to corporate and community groups about finding the champion within, and he runs several successful businesses with his wife, Kris.
The Jenners live with their five children in Hidden Hills, California.
www.annonline.com /interviews/970121/biography.html   (95 words)

  
 Home of the Underdogs - Entry: Bruce Jenner's Decathlon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bruce Jenner's Decathlon is a decent sports game from Interactive Magic that will probably be a love-hate affair for most gamers.
You select the name, face, style for certain events, and allocate "skill points" across a number of categories such as sprinting and weight throwing, etc. Similarly, the difficulty level can be customized and fine-tuned by creating exactly the kind of opponents you want in each event.
Another cool feature is the "Coach's Office," an archive of lengthy videos starring Bruce Jenner himself who reminisces on the different events and experiences of his career.
www.the-underdogs.org /game.php?id=5090   (627 words)

  
 People Weekly: After five years, Bruce Jenner and second wife Linda find happiness is not working out.@ HighBeam ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bruce Jenner was a superb athlete, and he's not bad on television either.
Jenner and his second wife, Linda Thompson, Elvis Presley's live-in lover for almost five years, have separated.
The reason apparently is Jenner's frequent absences from their Malibu home, which they shared with sons Brandon, 4, and Sam, 2.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:4130598&refid=ip_almanac_hf   (235 words)

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