Phil Knight | Snkrs Day https://www.snkrsday.com/tag/phil-knight/ Sneakers News. Culture. Community. Sat, 24 Aug 2024 05:20:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.snkrsday.com/images/cropped-nk-favicon.png?32-32 Phil Knight | Snkrs Day https://www.snkrsday.com/tag/phil-knight/ 32 32 Phil Knight Uplifts Portland’s Black Community with a $400 Million Donation to the “1803 Fund” https://www.snkrsday.com/phil-knight-1803-fund-pledges-400-million-to-portlands-black-community/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:19:22 +0000 https://www.snkrsday.com/?p=1209128

(Lead image via @NickDePaula) Nike co-founder Phil Knight donates $400 Million to the “1803 Fund,” a non-profit organization that is…

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]]> Nike And University of Oregon Revealed Black/Gold PEs at the 2022 Phil Knight Invitational https://www.snkrsday.com/university-of-oregon-nike-black-gold-pes-phil-knight-invitational/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 20:18:50 +0000 https://www.snkrsday.com/?p=1173855

Kicking off in 2017, the Phil Knight Invitational began as a birthday celebration for the Nike co-founder and chairman emeritus in…

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]]> Phil Knight Speaks Out on Kyrie Irving Following the Athlete’s Suspension from Nike https://www.snkrsday.com/phil-knight-speaks-out-on-kyrie-irving/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:25:19 +0000 https://www.snkrsday.com/?p=1168109

(Lead image via TMZ) It looks like Kyrie Irving‘s partnership with Nike might be officially done as Nike Co-Founder Phil…

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]]> How Blue Ribbon Sports Became Nike https://www.snkrsday.com/how-blue-ribbon-sports-became-nike/ Fri, 08 Nov 2019 19:50:35 +0000 https://www.snkrsday.com/?p=561501

Phil Knight started his career selling imported Japanese shoes, not by manufacturing his own. In fact, it was only frictions…

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]]> Phil Knight Donates $1 Billion in Latest Philanthropic Effort https://www.snkrsday.com/phil-knight-donates-1-billion-in-latest-philanthropic-effort/ Tue, 09 Oct 2018 19:14:13 +0000 https://www.snkrsday.com/?p=793009 Phil Knight

Phil Knight

Phil Knight, Nike founder and emeritus chairman, last week donated almost $1 billion worth of Nike stock to a charitable…

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]]> Phil Knight’s Personal Style Inspires Footwear for Inaugural PK80 Tournament https://www.snkrsday.com/phil-knights-personal-style-inspires-footwear-inaugural-pk80-tournament/ Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:39:04 +0000 https://www.snkrsday.com/?p=566407 Nike Basketball "PK80" Collection

Nike Basketball "PK80" Collection

In honor of Nike, Inc. founder Phil Knight‘s 80th birthday, the brand is set to host the inaugural PK80 double-bracket basketball…

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]]> Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight Officially Retires from Board of Directors https://www.snkrsday.com/nike-co-founder-phil-knight-officially-rtires/ https://www.snkrsday.com/nike-co-founder-phil-knight-officially-rtires/#respond Thu, 30 Jun 2016 21:58:54 +0000 https://www.snkrsday.com/?p=501712 Phil Knight

Phil Knight

Nike co-founder Phil Knight has retired from the board of directors. Mark Parker, CEO and brand president, will now act…

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]]> https://www.snkrsday.com/nike-co-founder-phil-knight-officially-rtires/feed/ 0 LeBron James Gave Phil Knight A Vintage Rolex As A Thanks For Signing Him https://www.snkrsday.com/lebron-james-gave-phil-knight-a-vintage-rolex-as-a-thanks-for-signing-him/ https://www.snkrsday.com/lebron-james-gave-phil-knight-a-vintage-rolex-as-a-thanks-for-signing-him/#respond Thu, 28 Apr 2016 20:17:07 +0000 https://www.snkrsday.com/?p=495475

words // Nick DePaula: There simply has never been an amateur player more hyped than LeBron James was as an…

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]]> https://www.snkrsday.com/lebron-james-gave-phil-knight-a-vintage-rolex-as-a-thanks-for-signing-him/feed/ 0 Video // Phil Knight’s Refreshingly Candid USA Today Interview https://www.snkrsday.com/video-phil-knights-refreshingly-candid-usa-today-interview/ https://www.snkrsday.com/video-phil-knights-refreshingly-candid-usa-today-interview/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:43:10 +0000 https://www.snkrsday.com/?p=466041

words // Nick DePaula: In recent years, Nike co-founder Phil Knight has given increasingly less interviews, as he’s allowed for current…

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]]> https://www.snkrsday.com/video-phil-knights-refreshingly-candid-usa-today-interview/feed/ 0 Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight to Step Down as Chairman https://www.snkrsday.com/nike-co-founder-phil-knight-to-step-down-as-chairman/ https://www.snkrsday.com/nike-co-founder-phil-knight-to-step-down-as-chairman/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:15:28 +0000 https://www.snkrsday.com/?p=454060

Phil Knight, 76, will step down as chairman of Nike and wants acting president and CEO Mark Parker to succeed…

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