Phil Knight

Phil Knight, Co-Founder of Nike, to Step Down as Chairman
Phil Knight, Co-Founder of Nike, to Step Down as Chairman
Phil Knight, Co-Founder of Nike, to Step Down as Chairman
Phil Knight and Oregon coach Bill Bowerman shook hands in 1964 each putting in $500 to form Blue Ribbon Sports. Knight sold his first pair of shoes from the back of a car. In 1978 Blue Ribbon Sports changed it's name to Nike - the winged goddess of victory in Greek mythology-  and the rest is history.