Phil Knight has an impressive résumé. The Nike founder started the company with his former University of Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman in 1964. Knight has since become among the top 30 ...

On January 25, 1964, Phil Knight and William Bowerman ... Bowerman, who for years had been tinkering with track-shoe design. While Knight worked by day as a Coopers & Lybrand accountant, at ...

INDIANAPOLIS – The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has announced the USOPC Hall of Fame Class of 2025, which includes track and field inductees Allyson Felix, Marla Runyan, Susan Hagel, ...

The foremost among them is Phil Knight, who co-founded Nike along with Bill Bowerman. The two met on the University of Oregon track team. Knight was a runner, and Bowerman was the coach.

"Uncle Phil," as he's known to Oregon players ... the Knight Law Center and a science complex. Knight ran track at Oregon in the 1950s. It was natural then that Knight would be involved in ...

a development with ramifications across the state given its track record of supporting academic, health care, research and athletic organizations. The Knight Foundation is controlled by Phil ...

was the center of the 'all comers' track meets of my youth. The handshake deal with Bill Bowerman that launched Nike happened in Lower Albina near Memorial Coliseum," Phil Knight said in a press ...

The Chronicle of Philanthropy uncovered its 25th annual report of the 50 most generous donors in the U.S. Phil Knight ...

Nike founder Phil Knight has made an offer to purchase ... due to his ties to the area. Born in Portland, Knight ran track at the University of Oregon and continues to support his alma mater.