In 1977, together with Bowerman and Geoff Hollister, Knight founded an American running team called Athletics West. Īs a middle-distance runner at Oregon, his personal best was 1 mile (1.6 km) in 4 minutes, 13 seconds, and he won varsity letters for his track performances in 1957, 19. That same year, Knight also received his Army Reserve Commission and was a " Distinguished Military Graduate".
Knight continued his education at the University of Oregon in Eugene, where he is a graduate brother of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, was a sports reporter for the Oregon Daily Emerald and earned a business degree (B.B.A.) in 1959 in just three years.
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According to one source, "When his father refused to give him a summer job at his newspaper, believing that his son should find work on his own," Knight "went to the rival Oregonian, where he worked the morning shift tabulating sports scores and every morning ran home the full seven miles." Knight grew up in the Portland neighborhood of Eastmoreland, and attended Cleveland High School. Phil Hampson Knight was born in Portland, Oregon, to Bill Knight, a lawyer turned newspaper publisher, and his wife, Lota Cloy (Hatfield) Knight. Knight (second from right) running track in 1958 He has donated over $2 billion to the three institutions. Knight has donated hundreds of millions of dollars, to each of his alma maters, as well as Oregon Health & Science University. He ran track under coach Bill Bowerman at the University of Oregon, with whom he would co-found Nike. Knight is a graduate of the University of Oregon and Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also the owner of the stop motion film production company Laika. As of July 23, 2020, Knight was ranked by Forbes as the 24th richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$54.5 billion. He is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., and was previously chairman and CEO of the company. Philip Hampson Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American billionaire businessman.
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