Phil Knight
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In His Nike Work, Dan Wieden Is the Prototypical CCO...excerpt that follows. By the mid-1980s, the running boom was giving way to a fitness craze and Phil Knight, founder of Nike, wanted his company to take part. Knight didn't much believe in advertising, but competition with Reebok was... In this article: Nike, Phil Knight, Harvard Business School, Howard Rheingold, Grant McCracken, Theodore Levitt, Santa Fe, and Toronto |
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AlterNet.org: MediaCulture | 4 days ago
Naomi Klein: 'No Logo' Revisited
...make things. If it doesn't come from industry, we are not going to be able to get it." She sounded like former Nike CEO Phil Knight when he explained back in the nineties that, "There is no value in making things anymore." Unlike Nike,...
In this article: No Logo, Nike, Starbucks, Naomi Klein, George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Blackwater, Tom Peters, United States, and Core competency
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Seattle Times | 4 days ago
UW provost tapped for Nike's board
...to Nike will have no influence on the group's negotiations with the UW over the Nike contract. In a news release, Nike founder Phil Knight said that Wise's "outstanding academic career, experience as a respected university leader and...
In this article: Nike, University of Washington, Mark Emmert, Bowl Championship Series, Pac-10, Allen Institute for Brain Science, and Weyerhaeuser
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Arizona Daily Star | 5 days ago
Unveiling the UA's Game Day guest
...climax this year. They brought on much-worshipped LaVell Edwards at BYU. He was sharp and witty. They scored a coup with reclusive Phil Knight at Oregon. He was almost silly, but it was still good to get an up-close look at the Money...
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AOL | 7 days ago
Domer: Weis Doesn't Know the Answers
...decision. I'm not about to defend a head coach who, with nearly every conceivable advantage outside of having T. Boone Pickens or Phil Knight in his corner, is 16-19 in his past three seasons, but I do have a question. To every columnist who...
In this article: Charlie Weis, Jimmy Clausen, Golden Tate, Jack Swarbrick, ESPN, and Jon Gruden
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Oregon Live | November 13, 2009
Best case/worst case scenarios for Oregon State-Washington game from the beat writer
...leading 34-14. Worst-case scenarios for OSU: 1. Saturday begins badly for Beavers' fans when news breaks - on CNN - that Nike's Phil Knight has successfully lobbied the NCAA to expunge the Stanford loss from Oregon's record, thus...
In this article: Beavers, Oregon State, Washington, NCAA, Stanford, Jake Locker, Mike Stoops, and Jim Harbaugh
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National Post | November 12, 2009
Move over Bill Gates, China's richest are gaining
...Yihong's China Dongxiang is seen as one of the country's most competitive sports apparel brands, going up against internationals like Philip Knight's Nike. Rather than just a rivalry, there is also a growing collaboration of resources --...
In this article: U.S., Bill Gates, Robin Li, Warren Buffett, Revenue, and Subsidiary
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Sports Illustrated Writers | November 12, 2009
George Schroeder: Once at center of controversy, Gordon Riese feels officials' pain
...too. Technical glitches and restrictive replay rules weren't nearly as sexy or satisfying as some diabolical scheme involving Phil Knight, Nike and the Pac-10. The Oklahoma school president called for the game to be wiped off the record...
In this article: Gordon Riese, Pac-10, Oregon, Oklahoma, SEC, Sooners, and Razorbacks
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Orlando Sentinel | November 05, 2009
Phil Knight can save the day for UCF
Nike's Phil Knight can save the day for UCF Knights Marcus Jordan warms up before the St. Leo Lions at UCF Knights game wearing Jordan brand Nikes and Adidas ankle straps. (Jason Greene, Orlando Sentinel / November 4, 2009) It is time...
In this article: UCF, Marcus Jordan, Nike, Michael Jordan, Kirk Speraw, UCF Knights, Cbssports.com, and Adidas
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Barking Carnival | November 05, 2009
UCF May Be Shoeless Saturday
...our relationship with them moving forward. " Come to think of it, Central Florida can probably skip going by Academy. Phil Knight, never one to turn down an oportunity for publicity, has probably already made a call to the...
In this article: Marcus Jordan, Adidas, Texas, University of Central Florida, Central Florida, Austin, and God
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Oregon Live | October 31, 2009
Oregon-USC: 'Shy' Phil Knight embraces cameo appearance on ESPN's GameDay
FilePhil KnightEUGENE - Phil Knight is a man of few public words, preferring to stay behind the limelight as much as possible. But Knight said those words with a wide smile, clearly feeling some post-show adrenaline after taping his...
In this article: ESPN, Oregon, USC, Nike shoes, New Orleans Saints, and Chipper Jones
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Philip Hampson Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American billionaire, and the co-founder and Chairman of Nike, Inc.. He resigned as the company's chief executive officer in 2004, while retaining the position of chairman of the board. As of 2007, Knight's 35% stake in Nike gives him an estimated net worth of US$9.8 billion, making him the 30th richest American.
A graduate of the University of Oregon and Stanford Graduate School of Business, he has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to the schools. Knight gave the largest donation in history at the time to Stanford's business school in 2006. A native Oregonian, he ran track for coach Bill Bowerman at the University of Oregon, with whom he would co-found Nike.
- Birth Date:
- February 24, 1938
- Birthplace:
- Portland, Oregon, U.S.
- Spouse:
- Penny Knight
- Occupation:
- Co-founder and Chairman of Nike, Inc.
- Net Worth:
- US$10.4 billion (2008)
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