20 Years History of Nike from 1964 to 1984

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In 1964's Nike's predecessor, Blue Ribbon Sports, is founded on a handshake agreement between Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman in Portland, Oregon on January 25.

In 1971's the Swoosh first appears on a football/soccer cleat called the Nike.

In 1972's, the first line of Nike footwear is introduced, including the so-called "Moon Shoe" that features a waffle sole, which is distributed to athletes competing in the US. Olympic Track & Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon.

In 1973's, Romanian tennis star Ilie Nastase becomes the first athlete to sign an endorsement contract with Blue Ribbon Sports to wear its Nike tennis shoes. American record-holder Steve Prefontaine becomes the first major track athlete to wear nike shoes.

In 1974's, The Waffle Trainer is introduced, quickly becoming the best-selling training shoe in the U.S, and many nike outlet store began to appear where you could buy cheap nike shoes and cheap nike shox.

In the year of 1979, Nike's Air technology patented by inventor M.Frank Rudy is introduced in the Tailwind running shoes, which was applied to air Jordan shoes and nike free shoes.

In 1982, the nike air force 1 basketball shoe becomes the first Nike court shoe to make use of the Air technology.

In 1984, Nike signs Michael Jordan to an endorsement contract. The first model of his signature shoe, the Air Jordan, originally is banned by the NBA, drawing a tremendous amount of publicity. cheap Jordan shoes were displayed at the discount shop.

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