Phil Knight
The place Phil Knight is originally from
Portland,OR
The company that became Nike was founded in 1964 under this name
Blue Ribbon
The Nike "Swoosh" is meant to represent this
Motion
"The sound of someone going past you"
These are the biggest-selling sneakers in history
Air Jordan
The largest Nike store is in this city
London
He was Knight's high school running coach (and then business partner)
Bill Bowerman
He was Nike's first full-time employee
Jeff Johnson
This is the reason the Nike sneaker boxes are orange
"I'd wanted something that would stand out, that would pop on the shelves of sporting goods stores. So I'd asked Nippon Rubber for boxes of bright neon orange, figuring it was the boldest color in the rainbow."
The year the Air Jordan 1 came out
1984
The all-caps five-letter name of the Nike-owned smartphone app for "exploring, buying, and sharing the best Nike sneakers"
SNKRS
She was the first person to purchase a pair of Tigers
Phil's mother
Buck advertised at the 1972 Olympics by doing this
Giving Free shoes and gear to the Olympic athletes
Nike had its first impact on this sport/activity
Running
The kitchen appliance holds an important place in Nike lore due to its application in an early shoe by cofounder Bill Bowerman
Waffle Iron
This Nike Signature Athlete studied Nike history and gave Phil Knight a gift of appreciation for being signed
Lebron James
He was cast as Phil Knight in the movie "Air".
Ben Affleck
This is how Knight initially sold shoes
He sold them out of the trunk of his car
Went to track meets to sell them
People would also go to his house or mail them
The nickname of the first pair of shoes Nike ever made
Nike Moon Shoes
The two companies that Nike had to compete against in the basketball shoe market
Converse & Adidas
The number of items Nike sells per year
900 million
During the first seven years of operation, Nike was a distributor for athletic shoe manufacturer, Onitsuka Tiger based in this Asian country of origin
Japan
Knight and Bowerman couldn't name their new sneaker design "Aztec". This is the new name they came up with
The Cortez
Nike began to provide the uniforms for this professional sports league in 2015, taking over from Adidas
NBA
The amount of different styles of Air Jordans that have been created by Nike since they debuted in 1984
37
This former NBA player went to meet the Nike owners dressed entirely in Reebok apparel because he knew he didn’t want to sign any contracts with Nike
Shaq