Philip H. Knight founds Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS) to import Japanese running shoes.
Blue Ribbon Sports becomes partnership between Knight and William Bowerman.
Cutting ties with Onitsuka Tiger (now Asics), Blue Ribbon Sports becomes Nike Inc., using swoosh logo created by Portland State University student Carolyn Davis for $35
Bowerman comes up with iconic sole pattern for Waffle Trainers after putting rubber into a waffle iron.