Philip H Knight

Philip was born

Feb 24, 1938

Philip H Knight was Born on February 24, 1938 in Portland, Oregon.

College

1959

Attended University of Oregon in 1955 - 1959. He got a degree in Journalism

Masters Degree

1962

Got Master's Degree from Stanford

Blue Ribbon Sports

Jan 25, 1964

Partnered with Bill Bowerman to create Blue Ribbon Sports and sold Tiger running shoes from Japan.

Nike CEO

Nov 18, 1972

Became CEO of Nike

Profit

Jan 1, 1984

Reached $1B in sales

Hall of Fame

Nov 18, 2000

Inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of fame