History Flashcards by Heather Craven | Brainscape

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Original company name

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Blue Ribbon Sports

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First full time employee

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Jeff Johnson

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Year company first opened

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1964

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Year of first retail store

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1967

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First endorsement

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Ilie Nastase

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Year of first endorsement

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1972

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Year of company name change

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1978

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1984

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Michael Jordan endorsed

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Slogan adopted

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1988

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Nike means

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Victory

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1996

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Tiger Woods endorsed

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2003

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Nike acquires Converse

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2012

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Official footwear of NFL

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2015

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SNKRS app

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Where are two “garages”

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LA (2017) & NYC (2018)

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ALL employees sent home

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2020 due to covid

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Founding Members

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Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight

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Wrote paper about Japanese shoes

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Phil Knight

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Track and Field coach

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Bill Bowerman

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Student under Bowerman

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Phil Knight

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Keep It Tight

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Protect company, consumer, team and self

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Graphic design student paid $35 for designing the swoosh

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Carolyn Davidson

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National Director of Affairs

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Steve Prefontaine

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1978

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Air technology

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1985

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The black and red Air Jordan banned by NBA.

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1997

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Jordan brand

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Nike buys _____ for $305million

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Converse

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1908

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Converse Rubber Company founded

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1922

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Converse All Stars basketball shoes

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1986

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Larry Byrd vs Magic Johnson Choose your Weapon commercial