Nike Shoes

50 years ago, on January 25th, 1964, Nike was born. Well, not Nike we as we know it, but on that date Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman founded Blue Ribbon Sports, which would eventually turn into the biggest athletic brand in the world. With its roots on the campus of the University of Oregon—where Bowerman coached track and Knight ran for him—Nike would change the world of footwear and, eventually, turn a generation of consumers into "sneakerheads." That's old news, but with the brand celebrating a half-century in the game, it's the perfect point to reflect on the little-known tidbits that have occurred over the past 50 years.