Shoe Dog Flashcards

Founder of Nike, awkward, always wanted to win, had the 'crazy idea'

Phil's idea to start a shoe company and have it flourish and make his living that way, Japanese running shoes

Jeff Johnson

<p>Phil's company, he came up with the name when he was asked what the name of his company was and he thought about the blue ribbons he won in track.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Co-founder of Nike, Phil's old track coach, most famous track coach in America</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Japanese running shoes that Phil started out with, Bowerman did many adjustments to them to make them better.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Phil's friend, best account, big dude, drank a lot</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Marlboro Man</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Right hand man at Onitsuka, tried to buy Phil's business from him, went to court with Phil, broke the contract rules they had.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Full-time employee number three, got the job when he and Phil were at a restaurant and Phil didn't have enough money so he paid for it instead.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of Phil's right hand men, was paralyzed waist down and required a wheelchair. One of Bowerman's star athletes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Phil's wife, met her when he was teaching, she was a student, gave her a job at Blue Ribbon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He became the new financial manager of Blue Ribbon in the Portland Office, known as The Ice Man.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New contact at the Bank of California, a lot like White, their last contact, screwed Blue Ribbon over and threw them out.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True shoe dog, helped Blue Ribbon buy their first factory (Exetor).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Young lawyer on the Blue Ribbon Case, eventually agreed to work with Blue Ribbon and be the first in-house counsel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The court session for Blue Ribbon vs Onitsuka.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Too much demand for shoes and too little supply of them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shoe designed by Johnson to honor their star athlete Pre. Blue suede toe, red nylon back, white swoosh, snazziest Nike ever made.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Romanian tennis player, Ilie Nastase 'Nasty', wore Nike Match Points.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 'swoosh', the sound of someone going past you in a race.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Greek goddess of victory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Frank Rudy and Bob Bogart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nike Inc's Taiwan-based sub-company.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nike Inc. point man in Taiwan.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Phil Knight's sons, Matthew died in a scuba diving event.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Someone who devotes their life completely to the making, designing, selling, buying of shoes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Phil Knight, Jonas Senter, Sole.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The new shoes configured from Tigers.</p> Signup and view all the answers