Bill Bowerman, a former sports coach at the University of Oregon at Eugene, founded the Blue Ribbon Sports company in June 1964, alongside Philip Knight. The company initially marketed sports shoes of the brand Onitsuka Tiger (today: Asics), before producing shoes in 1971 under the name Nike in 1971. The sporting goods manufacturer quickly realized that the success of the Nike brand is closely linked to sporting success. Nike has always managed to contract the best of a sport and is still the largest and most successful manufacturer of sporting goods today. Let yourself be impressed by the variety and quality of the brand. Nike