Bill Bowerman, a former sports coach at the University of Oregon at Eugene, founded Blue Ribbon Sports in June 1964, along with Philip Knight. The company initially sold sports shoes from the brand Onitsuka Tiger (today: Asics) before it itself manufactured in 1971 under the name Nike shoes. The sporting goods manufacturer quickly recognised that the success of the Nike brand is closely linked to sporting success. Nike has repeatedly managed to contract the best of a sport, and is still the largest and most successful sporting goods manufacturer. Let yourself be impressed by the variety and quality of the Nike brand.