Thought about it, but couldn't write a good clue. The only reason I know about him is because I remember seeing a movie called "Prefontaine" on the shelves of Blockbuster once.
I enjoyed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which IMO would have been a better clue for him. Also thought the Linus Pauling clue was too vague. I know who both of them are, but the clues just didn't ring my brain bell.
After his parents died, he lived with his uncle in Oregon from age 11 to 17 when he moved to Stanford university.