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There, he presented her with chocolate swooshes, a diamond ring made of gold and engraved with the Swoosh, and an envelope filled with 500 shares of Nike stock, then worth about seventeen cents per share or $85, [8] worth in 2023—after stock splits bringing the total to 32,000 shares—about $3 million. [10]
The "Swoosh" logo. The Swoosh is the logo of American sportswear designer and retailer Nike. Today, it has become one of the most recognizable brand logos in the world, and the most valuable, having a worth of $26 billion alone. [1] [2] Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Nike on January 25, 1964, as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS). [3]
Nike Air Force 1 - Low-Top Nike Air Force 1 - High-Top Nike Air Force 1 - upper side and under side. Nike Air Force is a range of athletic shoes made by Nike.It was created by designer Bruce Kilgore [1] and was the first basketball shoe to use Nike's "Air" technology. [2]
From the original Nike Swoosh debut in 1971 to the modern-day READYMADE x Nike Blazer logo, here’s the evolution and history of the Nike Swoosh design.
Many former fans of Nike protested by explicitly demanding that others boycott or even go as far to burn Nike shoes or destroy various other merchandise. Nevertheless, many analysts suggested that the campaign was successful, as the target group of the advertisement endorsed it.
William Jay Bowerman (February 19, 1911 – December 24, 1999) was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. [1] Over his career, he trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 22 NCAA champions and 16 sub-4 minute milers.
On September 26, 2017, Knight released an abridged version of his memoir, titled Shoe Dog: Young Readers Edition, suitable for younger audiences.; In 2018 it was announced that Netflix had purchased the film rights to Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike and that development had begun on the project with Knight attached as creative guide and producer (Netflix).
Shoes is a 1916 silent drama film directed by Lois Weber and starring Mary MacLaren. It was distributed by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company and produced by Bluebird Photoplays , a subsidiary of Universal based in New York City and with access to Universal's studio facilities in Fort Lee, New Jersey as well as in California.