In 1964 Bowerman and Knight used their own money to start Blue Ribbon Sports company. They convinced Onitsoda Tiger to manufacture their sneakers, which they sold from their cars at track meets. Four years later Blue Ribbon Sports was changed to, the now famous, NIKE, which was named for the Greek Goddess of victory. In that same year, the NIKE "swoosh" logo was designed by Carolyn Davidson, for which she was then paid only $35.

The time came when the owners decided that NIKE could survive on its own. NIKE separated itself from Onitsoka Tiger in 1972. It was in this year that NIKE convinced Olympic marathon runners to wear NIKE sneakers for their Olympic event. Later, NIKE was able to brag that their sneakers won four of the top seven places in this event. T

he following year, NIKE designed the waffle sole sneaker which was worn by elite runners around the world.

In the turn of the next decade, NIKE began to expand to more than just sneakers. In 1992, the first two NIKE concept shops were created, including Niketown. In the mid '90's, NIKE gained permission to print their logos on NFL uniforms, in addition to soccer and golf becoming another money market. NIKE is now international with seven Niketowns in the US, plus one in the UK, Germany, and Japan.

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