Mark Peterson/Corbis via Getty Images O n January 25, 1964, Phil Knight and William Bowerman founded Blue Ribbon Sports, a running shoe business that would be rebranded in 1971 as Nike.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Phil Knight, who built Nike Inc. into the world's largest shoe maker while catapulting celebrity-athlete endorsements to new heights, has stepped down as president and chief ...

After Knight graduated from college in 1962, both he and Bowerman agreed to invest €1,080 into a relatively small project selling Japanese running shoes under the brand name Blue Ribbon Sports ...

After Knight graduated from college in 1962, both he and Bowerman agreed to invest $ 1,200 into a relatively small project selling Japanese running shoes under the brand name Blue Ribbon Sports in ...

Nike Chairman Phil Knight, who turned a business selling shoes out of the back of his car into the world's most valuable sports brand, has announced plans to step down as company chairman.

When Phil Knight got the first shipment of sneakers for his new company, the first person he thought of was his old track coach at the University of Oregon, Bill Bowerman.

Knight first started Nike after running track under co-founder Bill Bowerman in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports. The company was mainly a distributor for Onitsuka Tiger shoes and sales were made out of ...

In 1964, Knight and Bowerman founded Nike's forerunner, Blue Ribbon Sports. Originally focused on importing Japanese "Adidas knock-offs" called Tigers, which Bowerman sold out of the back of his ...

It's nearly impossible to replicate the lightning in the bottle that Nike has captured in the sportswear and footwear industries, and the man at the heart of it all is Phil Knight, who co-founded ...

Nike Chairman Phil Knight, who turned a business selling shoes out of the back of his car into the world’s most valuable sports brand, has announced plans to step down as company chairman.