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Phil Hampson Knight was born on February 24, 1938, in Portland, Oregon, to Bill Knight, a lawyer turned newspaper publisher, and his wife, Lota Cloy (née Hatfield) Knight. [5] [6] [7] He grew up in the Portland neighborhood of Eastmoreland, and attended Cleveland High School.
Travis Andrew Knight (born September 13, 1973) [1] is an American animator, producer, director, actor, and former rapper. The son of the Nike co-founder Phil Knight, he has worked as the lead animator and current CEO for the stop-motion animation studio Laika, and directed the films Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), Bumblebee (2018), and the upcoming Wildwood (2025).
Nike cofounder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, made a $400 million pledge to the 1803 Fund. The commitment from the Knights, whose net worth is pegged at $43 billion, will establish Rebuild ...
Alma mater. Yale University. Children. 2. John Joseph Moehringer (born December 7, 1964), known by his pen name J. R. Moehringer, is an American journalist, memoirist, and biographical ghostwriter. In 2000, he won the Pulitzer Prize for newspaper feature writing. [1] He collaborated on the 2021 film adaptation of his memoir, The Tender Bar (2005).
Before Ben Affleck donned an ill-fitting wig and distracting polarized sunglasses in his portrayal of Phil Knight in “Air,” the visionary Nike founder told his own life story in a 2018 memoir ...
The "O" logo was designed by Nike in 1998. Nike, Inc. was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports. The firm was co-founded by Bill Bowerman and Phillip Knight. Bowerman coached the famed "Men of Oregon" track program and Knight was coached by Bowerman in the 1950s. [3] Knight graduated from UO in 1959 with a business degree.
Nike founder Phil Knight just listed his La Quinta home for $1.55 million, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The institute is named after Phil Knight and his wife, who donated over $600 million to the center; $100 million in 2008 and $500 million in 2013. [3] The $500 million gift required a matching $500 million, which led to a $100 million donation by Columbia Sportswear chairwoman Gert Boyle in 2014. [4]