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99 unusual facts about Nike


2007 California Golden Bears football team

Designed by Nike, the helmet was gold with 2 blue lines bordering a center white line.

2009–10 Oxford United F.C. season

This season's team kit supplier is the American brand Nike, via JustSport, with this season being the first in a three-year deal.

2010 Women's Rugby World Cup

The commercial partners of the tournament were Nike, Heineken, the Coca-Cola Company's sports drink Powerade, Holiday Inn, British rugby equipment supplier Rhino Rugby, University of Surrey and UK National Lottery.

2010–11 Doncaster Rovers F.C. season

This season, Doncaster Rovers will be sponsored by Nike, after their deal with previous sponsor Vandanal expired.

Abbas Farid

In June 2003, Abbas was named the Freestyle King on MTV in UK's Nike Freestyle competition, becoming the winner chosen from over 30,000 competitors.

Adrian David Cheok

He has carried out research projects in the area of wearable computers and mixed reality from Nike, National Oilwell Varco, Defense Science Technology Agency, Ministry of Communications and Arts, National Arts Council, Singapore Science Center, and Hougang Primary School.

Adriano de Lima

Adriano has also been part of the Nike skills team as a sponsored athlete, promoting and helping develop the game in the United States.

Akinori Iwamura

Likewise, his bat, made by the North American sportswear company Nike, also has quite a unique design.

Akron Zips men's basketball

In 2008 the Zips officially announced they had signed a three-year partnership to be outfitted by the LeBron James line by Nike.

Andreas Heumann

He is already well known in the advertising industry through thousands of campaigns ranging from the sexy Aristoc images; the Nike campaign showing runners in the dark African bush and his many varied and dramatic shots for the automobile industry.

Are You In?: Nike+ Original Run

In the past De La Soul teamed up with Nike, Inc. to make designer shoes, as well as the company collaborating with many other bands such as A-Trak.

Barrio Bonito

La Boca also "boasts the highest concentration of painters and sculptors of anywhere in South America", so Nike felt that this would be a great opportunity to represent soccer through art.

BBDO (Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn), a global marketing and advertising agency, and Nike transformed La Boca into a neighborhood of art that embraces soccer culture through different installations and art pieces.

La Boca was dubbed the name Barrio Bonito by Nike for the mixture of beautiful art and soccer in one central location.

Ben Horowitz

Loudcloud offered infrastructure and application hosting services to enterprise and Internet customers such as Ford Motor Company, Nike, Inc., Gannett Company, News Corporation, the United States Army and other large organizations.

Big Red Letter Day

The leadoff track, "Sodajerk," was featured on the soundtrack for the short-lived television series My So-Called Life and in commercials for Nike and Pontiac.

Big Sounds of the Drags

Besides the front cover, a sticker pasted on early copies of the album suggested that Junkie XL's remix of Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation" (used in promotion of a Nike, Inc. advertisement campaign) was not created for all editions of the album.

Boyd Terry

Since leaving The Aquabats, Terry has pursued a career in apparel design, having worked for both RVCA and Nike.

Calu Rivero

Rivero's modeling career boomed, being the face of both national and international companies such as Nike, TOMS Shoes, Agatha Ruíz de la Padra, La Casa de las Botas, Sweet Victorian, Todo Moda, 47 Street and Roho.

Charles Edward Miller II

As founder and principal of CII, Charles built business relationships with Nike, Starbucks, Boeing and other fortune 500 companies.

Chris Campanaro

He has been involved in literally hundreds of commercials including such clients as Nike, Infiniti, BMW,-- first in his role as chief session engineer and today as a composer of all styles of genres.

Christian Eriksen

In 2012, Eriksen signed a sponsorship kit deal with American sportswear and equipment supplier, Nike.

Commissioner of the NBA

With him came his flair and talent for the game, and that brought in shoe contracts from Nike which helped to give the league even more national attention.

Cordell Barker

He has worked on commercial campaigns for entities such as Coca-Cola, Bell Canada, Lors, Nike, and the Government of Canada.

Curtis Ebbesmeyer

In May 1990 80,000 Nike sneakers were released from a container washed off the ship Hansa Carrier.

Darius Morris

Morris was invited to numerous All-star basketball camps hosted by LeBron James, Steve Nash, the National Basketball Players Association and Nike.

David Accam

After his time at Evesham United he took part in the Nike "The Chance" competition where he was one of eight winners who got to spend the 2011–2012 season with Nike Football Academy.

David Wecker

For 16 years, has been chief concept writer at The Eureka Ranch, where he played a key role in inventing and articulating some 5,000 new business concepts for a long list of Fortune 500 clients – including Nike, Disney, American Express, Chrysler, Frito-Lay, Bank of America and dozens of others.

Developmental state

They found the working conditions in all 24 companies far from conditions reported about Nike in Southeast Asia.

Drew Cannon

Cannon started his own scouting service analyzing the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League.

Exploitation

Critics of foreign companies allege, for instance, that firms such as Nike and Gap Inc. resort to child labor and sweatshops in developing nations, paying their workers wages far lower than those that prevail in developed nations (where the products are sold).

Fanzz

Fanzz has vendor relationships with companies like Reebok, Nike, Adidas, Spalding, Majestic, New Era, Top of the World, Zephyr, and over 60 others, selling licensed team and player gear from teams in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NCAA, and NHL sports leagues.

Faris Ramli

In 2012, he made it to the top 52 of Nike’s ‘The Chance’ competition, a worldwide talent hunt for young players.

Florence Meyer Blumenthal

In 1952 Marrot won in 1952, the French Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honor), (Chevalier) — and her textiles continue under license to diverse companies including Nike, Anthropologie and the handbag maker, Hayden-Harnett.

Ford Reflex

It is a technological showcase that includes solar panel-powered headlights, integrated child seat, baby cam with a monitor mounted on the dash, inflatable rear safety belts, and an interior quieted by ground rubber taken from Nike athletic shoe outsoles.

Freddy Schuman

After his death in 2010, Schuman can be seen briefly in a Nike Boom commercial, featuring Craig Robinson and Robinson Canó.

Fullpower Technologies

Its MotionX mobile sensing technology is licensed by companies such as Nike, Jawbone, Pioneer and JVC.

Geoff Petrie

Petrie is credited as the first NBA player to switch from Converse brand athletic shoe, which were popular in the 1970s, to Nike brand.

Graham Lear

He has also worked with T.V./ Film composers Henry Mancini, Domenic Troiano, Jimmy Dale (Pianist/arranger Boss Brass), David Foster, Mexican jazz/fusion group Sacbe, and recorded jingles for Nike, Molson and Avia.

Hans Gissinger

Gissinger has also photographed for worldwide brands such as Jaguar, Condé Nast, Donna Karan, Nike, Ebel, Cartier, Ruinart Champagne, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Neiman Marcus, and Lincoln Mercury.

Hans Neleman

Neleman's personal work includes still lifes and assemblages, while his commercial work has included fashion and celebrity portraiture, as well as advertising campaigns for clients like Nike, American Express and Sony.

Harbour Town

There are about 120 outlet stores including City Beach, Oroton, Nike, and a David Jones Warehouse.

Harbour Town Perth is located on Wellington Street in West Perth and features around 120 specialty stores including names like Nike Factory Outlet, Adidas Factory Outlet, Ojay, Esprit, Authentics Factory Outlet (Converse), City Beach, Levi's and Forever New.

Hee Young Woo

Woo then decided to perform his skills in the UK, the 'home of football' and has performed on television, for Nike in recent freestyle commercials and events across the UK, at football matches, corporate events, coaching and even impromptu public appearances whilst he practices his skills.

Hungama Digital Media Entertainment

In 2000 the company acquired Indiafm and in the following years began to work marketing campaigns for companies such as Coca-Cola and Nike.

Huntington Prep School

The school colors are Carolina Blue and yellow and the team is under contract with Nike.

Israel Byrd

Byrd's defensive secondary strategies and tactics have gained him notoriety allowing him to speak at the Nike Coach of the Year Clinic in St. Louis in 2008 and 2009, where he was a Clinic Speaker on man-to-man and bump and run teaching progressions.

Jason Winer

After college, Winer acted in television commercials for companies such as Budweiser, Nike and Dr Pepper.

Jay Bowerman

Bill Bowerman became a well-known track and field coach at the University of Oregon, as well as coach of several U.S. Olympic teams, and co-founder of Nike, Inc.

Jeanette Jenkins

She has appeared on Fear Factor, won $50,000 and the title of the first female winner of Fear Factor, and is one of 17 experts chosen for Nike Corp.'s Elite Athletes program.

Jeffrey Zheng Yu Guang

Prior to Manhunt International 2007, Guang has modeled for Nike, Adidas, Pierre Cardin, Zenith Timepieces, Zara, Dunhill and many other local and international brand names.

Jerkin'

Also people who dance the jerk wear hightop or retro shoes, including Chuck Taylor and Nike hightop shoes.

Jos Hermens

After his athletic career was cut short by injuries, Hermens worked for Nike, leaving it in 1985 to start his management company, Global Sports Communications.

Joy Zipper

The single "Baby You Should Know" has been featured on Fox Television's The O.C., and "Go Tell the World" was featured in ads for Nike Soccer and Homegoods, in a season two episode of Grey's Anatomy, season 1 of Lifetime's Army Wives and NBC's Windfall.

Katerina Mikailenko

As a child and teenager, Katerina appeared in modeling campaigns for Adidas, Nike and several department stores.

Kristin Prim

Prim is due to star in upcoming Nike and Diesel campaigns with fellow "It Girl" and friend, Sky Ferreira, although her inclusion in other countless campaigns for the upcoming season has been forecasted.

Kyle Walker

In December 2012 Walker signed a boot deal with Nike to wear the T90 Laser IV which is also worn by Manchester United's Wayne Rooney.

Lifestyle Stores

Lifestyle Stores products of domestic and international brands such as Louis Philippe, Pepe, Arrow, BIBA, Gini & Jony, Carbon, Corelle, Magppie Nike, Reebok, LEGO, and Mattel.

Manchester United Premier Cup

The tournament was established by Nike in 1993 as the Nike Premier Cup and featured 624 teams from 15 European countries.

Marc Bijl

In 2000 when the European Football Championship was hosted by Holland and Belgium, Bijl set up a gallery/shop in Rotterdam selling orange color coated bricks endued with the Nike slogan Just do it for the “potentially violent hooligan” to bring the championship into discredit with the help of the official sponsor.

Mazda Kabura

Kabura's concept interior is produced from regenerated leather substrate, mostly from post-industrial waste recovered from the manufacturing of Nike brand athletic shoes.

Mick Hoban

Consequently, he became Nike's first-ever soccer employee in his position as Soccer Promotions Manager for the Beaverton, Oregon-based company.

Mirosław Drzewiecki

In 1996 his figure evoked many controversies because his embroidery firm has falsified trade marks of Adidas and Nike.

Mitsubishi Rayon

Current Success in the shaft market includes the making of new golf clubs by brands such as Ping (golf), Callaway Golf, Nike, Titleist, and TaylorMade sold manufactured with a Mitsubishi Rayon shaft.

Nate Driggers

On June 12, 2009, Driggers, along with one other man, was arrested and charged with selling counterfeit Nike Air Jordans.

Newcastle Eagles

At the start of the 2007–08 season it was announced that Nike and Northern Rock were to sponsor the Eagles, bringing in more money to the club.

Nicolas de Neufville de Villeroy

The Barber Shop was the center of the advertisement campaign of the US company Nike, Inc.

Nigel Melville

During his playing career, Melville was the Head of UK Promotions for Nike working alongside elite athletes from a wide range of sports.

Nike+iPod

In addition to the in-workout audio feedback, there are pre-recorded congratulations provided by Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, Joan Benoit Samuelson, and Paula Radcliffe whenever a user achieves a personal best (such as fastest mile, fastest 5K, fastest 10K, longest run yet) or reaches certain long-term milestones (such as 250 miles, 500 kilometers).

Noël Le Graët

In this position, he has brought - through acquisition of new sponsors, including of a new supplier contract with Nike - a substantial improvement of the financial situation of the FFF.

Paul Winsper

After leaving Newcastle United, Winsper set up his own consultancy company and quickly had large customers including Nike, English Cricket Board, British Columbia Soccer Association, Toronto FC and Complete Football.

Paul Winsper is an English fitness expert and the sports performance director for Nike.

Pomarańcza

According to the lyrics and video clip, song pasquinades dres subculture (hook symbolise Nike logo).

Portland State Vikings football under Jerry Glanville

As the 2007 squad entered the season, Nike released new team uniforms and stylized Viking logo.

Positive Heroes

Positive Heroes won the Nike Gamechangers award in 2009 Positive Heroes wins "Nike Gamechangers competition".

Richard Devine

He has also scored commercials for Nike, Touchstone Pictures and engineered and performed his own music worldwide.

Ricky Schraub

He occasionally wrote pieces for the Barb on non-wine topics, including an early exposé of the shoe company Nike (“This Man Wants You to Wear Waffles on Your Feet”) and a series of humorous vignettes about the 1978 California congressional races.

Rohan Murphy

Murphy has been featured on media such as ABC news, Sports Illustrated, 20/20, and Nike's “No Excuses” campaign.

Ron Kittle

The ad mimmicked the highly successful Nike ads where Larry Johnson starred as both himself and "Gramdmama."

Safee Sali

Safee is under sponsorship with American sports-brand, Nike, after previously being the face of Adidas for South East Asia.

Sean Graham

Then he ran for William & Mary, after which he ran as a full-time professional for Nike's Farm Team and subsequently for Oregon Track Club.

Seneca Lassiter

Lassiter continued running for Nike following the completion of his college eligibility.

Sheryl Swoopes

Swoopes is the first women's basketball player to have a Nike shoe named after her: the "Air Swoopes".

Shi Jinsong

He returned to this theme for his Secret Book of Cool Weapons, which portrayed corporate logos such as the Nike Swoosh as martial arts weapons.

Shoppers Stop

Shoppers Stop retails products of domestic and international brands such as Louis Philippe, Pepe, Arrow, BIBA, Gini & Jony, Carbon, Corelle, Magppie, Nike, Reebok, LEGO, and Mattel.

Sophie Chandauka

Since qualification, Chandauka has worked on a number of high profile transactions including the attempted hostile takeover of the London Stock Exchange Group by the Macquarie Group; the acquisition of the The Body Shop by L'Oréal; Nike, Inc.’s acquisition of Umbro; and the initial public offering (IPO) of Ferrexpo as the first Ukrainian company to be listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Stephan El Shaarawy

In 2012, El Shaarawy signed a sponsorship deal with American sportswear and equipment supplier, Nike.

Steven Stamkos

Following his NHL draft, Stamkos signed a number of sponsorships, including an athlete’s agreement with Nike.

Syndric Steptoe

He attended the U.S. Army All-American Camp that summer, and recorded a 37-inch vertical leap in the Texas Nike Camp.

Tee Martin

He is a quarterback coach for the Nike Elite 11 Quarterback Camps, Nike Football Training Camps, and has trained many high school and Division 1 quarterbacks.

The Cool Kids

Their song "A Little Bit Cooler" was used in a "Most Valuable Puppets" commercial from Nike with LeBron James and Kobe Bryant entitled "Mrs. Lewis".

Timo Lumme

He moved to Amsterdam for 3 years in 1997 to work as the European Sports Marketing Director for Nike.

Tom Kain

Nike eventually lured Kain away from Adidas and he remains with Nike today.

Walter LaFeber

LaFeber examined the effect of modern sports and communication empires in his book, Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism (1999, 2002), which analyzes the rise in popularity of basketball, Michael Jordan, Nike and cable satellite networks and their relation to globalization.

Washington County, Oregon

Nike, one of two Fortune 500 corporations based in Oregon, has its headquarters in Washington County.

Those plans have since been put on hold after Beaverton attempted to forcibly annex Nike, Inc.'s World Headquarters, which would have increased Nike's taxes substantially.

Web.com Tour

After three seasons, Nike acquired the title sponsorship and it became the Nike Tour, which held for seven seasons (1993-99), then became the Buy.com Tour for three seasons (2000-02).

Yale golf course

The Yale course has been the site of every significant state championship, two USGA Junior National events, the 1991 and 2004 NCAA Eastern Regional championships, the 1991 ECAC Men's Championship, and the 1992 ECAC Women's Championship, as well as the Nike Connecticut Open.

Zach Myers

He is also an avid sneaker collector reported to have upward of 200 pair of Nike and Air Jordan shoes.


Anne Menke

Her advertising clients include Emporio Armani, Nike, Aveda, Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, Maybelline and Banana Republic, amongst others.

Anthony Sperduti

Trained as an art director, he has worked as creative director at advertising agencies Wieden & Kennedy (Portland, New York, and London offices), TBWA\Chiat\Day, Modernista and with brands like Nike, The Gap, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, ESPN, MTV, Volvo, and Heineken.

Big Hawk

In 2006, Hawk, along with Clint Dempsey of the U.S. National Soccer team recorded a song for Nike's "Joga Bonito" World Cup soccer promotion called "Don't Tread".

Carl Douglas

"Dance The Kung Fu" was later sampled by DJ Premier on his 2007 remix of Nike's 25th Air Force One anniversary single "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)", featuring Kanye West, Nas, KRS-One and Rakim.

Claw Money

She has been part of collaborations with major brands including Calvin Klein, Mark Ecko and Nike, with whom she designed two styles of Claw Money custom sneakers.

Death by Sexy

The track "Don't Speak (I Came to Make a Bang!)" was featured in a 2008 Nike commercial directed by Guy Ritchie, which included the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimović, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fàbregas, and Ronaldinho and is also featured in the 2006 video game Need for Speed: Carbon

Gym shorts

The first time today's "baggy" or "bermuda" look was publicized was when Michael Jordan wore baggy shorts in the Nike commercial with Spike Lee in 1988.

Jim Beardmore

In addition, he has served as head coach for a number of high schools, including Severna Park, and is director of Nike Lacrosse Summer Camps and All-American Sports Camps.

Layne Redman

Layne has been supported and been an ambassador for many brands since making the move onto television including the New Era Cap Company, Lacoste, Merc Clothing and Nike, Inc..

Louis-Léon Cugnot

Monument to the Battle of Callao, with a finial figure of Nike, historical and allegorical bronzes, and friezes of the battle, for Plaza Dos de Mayo, Lima, Peru, circa 1873

Mortimer Jordan High School

That streak carried over into the 2010 season, and ended at 59 games when Jordan lost to Angelo Rodriguez High School of Fairfield, California in the ESPN RISE/Nike Fastest to First Tournament in Huntington Beach, California on March 25, 2010.

Mountain Biking UK

The magazine along with co-sponsors such as Nike, Santa Cruz and Fox Racing Inc. operated a successful professional mountain bike team from the mid-1990s until the mid-2000s, including riders of the calibre of Steve Peat, Mark Beaumont, Rob Warner and Will Longden and competing in the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.

National Film Festival for Talented Youth

Once again Nike sponsored a 48-hour student filmmaking competition, and the keynote panel, moderated by Nicholas de Wolff, featured "Social Network" Producer Dana Brunetti, Web series pioneer Hayden Black, Studio marketing leader Valerie van Galder, Microsoft head of Global Community Affairs Tim Dubel, and documentary filmmaker Stan Emert.

Nike Flywire

Nike adapts Vectran fibers, which are produced by Kuraray, into embroidery threads, before use in the shoe.

Paule Marrot

Marrot designs have since been used extensively under license by companies as diverse as Nike, Anthropologie and the handbag maker, Hayden-Harnett.

Roger Crawford

Several famous individuals and incorporations, such as Marriott Hotels, Nike, Chris Evert, and Ronald Reagan have acknowledged Crawford for overcoming handicaps.

Tous Designer House

In 2012, TOUS is listed as a partner of the (RED) campaign, together with other brands such as Nike, Inc., Girl, American Express and Converse.

Washington Referendum 74

Starbucks, Nike, Inc., REI, Alcoa, Expedia, Inc., T-Mobile, Nordstrom, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and dozens of other businesses also supported the bill.

Weird NJ

Past issues have covered everything from the Jersey Devil and UFO sightings to abandoned Nike missile silos, the legend of the "Hookerman" Lights and the life of Zip the Pinhead.