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Nike, Inc. [note 1] (stylized as NIKE) is an American athletic footwear and apparel corporation headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, United States. [6] It is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$46 billion in its fiscal year 2022.
Philip Hampson Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist who is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., a global sports equipment and apparel company. He was previously its chairman and CEO. [1] As of January 2025, Forbes estimated his net worth at $33 billion.
The headquarters for Nike is located on Bowerman Drive in homage to the company's co-founder. Also in his honor, the company created the "Bowerman Series" of performance running shoes, designed to provide longer-lasting, more training-focused products to compete with such running brands as Asics and Saucony .
Nike Founders: Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. Nike was originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports when it was founded by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. The two co-founders met at the University of ...
Before Ben Affleck donned an ill-fitting wig and distracting polarized sunglasses in his portrayal of Phil Knight in “Air,” the visionary Nike founder told his own life story in a 2018 memoir ...
Nike Introduces the first "tennis shoe" style golf shoe into the market. The trend of comfortable golf shoes starts. Introduction of the first Nike golf balls. 1999 Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike, dies on Dec. 24 at age 88.
Nike Founder Phil Knight has expressed support for Donahoe, saying, "I am optimistic in Nike's future and John Donahoe has my unwavering confidence and full support." Howard Schultz, on the other ...
Shoe Dog [2] is a memoir by Nike co-founder Phil Knight. [3] The memoir chronicles the history of Nike from its founding as Blue Ribbon Sports and its early challenges to its evolution into one of the world's most recognized and profitable companies. It also highlights certain parts of Phil Knight's life. The book was ghostwritten by J. R ...