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Nike signs a deal with onitsuka tiger
After realizing in college that germans shoes may have been the best on the market they weren't all that specialand were easily recreatable and could be improved upon. after realizing this he decides to strike a deal with a japanese company to bring their shoes to America. -
The day Blue Ribbon Sports was founded
This was the day the company started. -
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Blue Ribbon Sports Era
This is the time before the company called themselves Nike;being Previously Named Blue Ribbon Sports. -
New Design
Bowerman proposed a shoe design to the tiger shoe company, a inner sole that was made out of soft sponge rubber in the forefoot and heel with a hard sponge rubber in the middle and a firm rubber outsole.
this design was a massive win for tiger and BRS hitting shelves in 1967, but this caused a displace in what was already a shaking relationship. -
Nike Starts;Blue Ribbon Sports ends
This the day that they decided to start with a new name. After the split Phil Knight wanted to name it "Dimension 6" but Jeff Johnson said to name it Nike after seeing the goddess of victory in his dream. they later settled on the logo being a swoosh after reaching out to a design student nearby. -
Running Shoes(Birth of the Waffle Trainer)
While thinking at breakfast about how to better running shoes Coach Bowerman saw grooves in his waffles and had an idea, he used his waffle maker to try and fail, because he forgot anti-sticking agents, having it glued shut had a plan, later he re-tried his idea with a new waffle maker and pulled it off. The grooves in the waffles upside down would be amazing for running. -
The first collab
This is when Michael Jordan and Nike collabed, this was a pivotal moment and a big gamble that paid off exponentially. -
Back To The Future
they collabed with Back To The Future to create a pair of shoes. -
Stussy Collab
This is a collab shoe with Stussy -
Nike x Supreme
Nike and Supreme collabed back in 2002 to make a shoe. -
Lebron James Collab
This is when Lebron and Nike made a shoe together. -
Tiger Woods Collab
Nike and Tiger Woods Collab -
Ricardo Tisei
Nike makes a shoe boot in a collab with Riccardo Tisei -
Travis Scotts
Nike collabs with Travis Scotts -
Chitose Abe
Collab Shoe with Chitose Abe -
Yoon Ahn Collab
A Collab with Yoon Ahn -
Nike today
Today Nike is one if not the biggest shoe companies out there on the market. -
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