Nike Beginning to Now

By jkwang15

  • The Swoosh

    The Swoosh
    The newly designed swoosh logo was registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

  • Founding

    Founding
    Founded as Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman because they wanted new track shoes

  • Beginning

    Beginning
    Knight and Bowerman began as a distributor of of the brand now known as ASICS

  • Just Do It

    Just Do It
    The Nike slogan was coined in 1988 in a commercial made by Dan Wieden.

  • Cole Haan

    Cole Haan
    Cole Haan was acquired by Nike in 1988

  • First Store

    First Store
    The first store opened in 1980, dubbed Niketown

  • Hurley

    Hurley
    In 2002, Nike bought surf apparel company Hurley International from founder Bob Hurley

  • Converse

    Converse
    In 2003, Nike paid US$309 million to acquire Converse, makers of the Chuck Taylor All-Stars line of sneakers

  • Air Jordan 1 Golf

    Air Jordan 1 Golf
    Nike unveiled the Air Jordan 1, which are golf shoes

  • Rutgers Leaves

    Rutgers Leaves
    Rutgers left nike for Adidas