Phil Knight timeline

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  • Birth of Phil Knight

    Birth of Phil Knight
    Birth of Nike creator
    Born in Portland,Oregan

  • Life changing Meeting

    Life changing Meeting
    he meets future partner Bill Bowerman coach of Oregan University Track team

  • Graduated from collage

    Graduated from collage
    Graduated from Stanford University

  • Degree

    Degree
    He gets a degree in journalism

  • Marines

    Marines
    He enrolls in the army for one year

  • More School

    More School
    He graduated with a Masters of Business Administration.

  • Carrer

    Carrer
    He becomes CEO of Blue Ribbon Sports

  • Marrige

    Marrige
    Married woman named Penny Knight,had three kids

  • CEO of Nike

    CEO of Nike
    He becomes CEO of Nike

  • Publicity

    Publicity
    Nike named by Reebok the most profitable athletic shoe company!

  • $$$$$

    $$$$$
    Nike becomes officially a 10 billion dollar company

  • Hall of fame

    Hall of fame
    Knight was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame for his Special Contribution to Sports in Oregon.

  • Makes jordans

    Makes jordans
    Makes first jordans with Michael Jordan

  • Phil Knight resigns Nike

    Phil Knight resigns Nike
    He quits his job as CEO of Nike coorporation

  • Geneorosity

    Geneorosity
    Phil Knight donated $105 million to Stanford Graduate School of Business.