"Robinson said the contract is a ""wide endorsement"" where Kaepernick will have his own branded line including shoes, shirts, jerseys and more. According to Robinson, Kaepernick signed a ""star"" contract that puts him level with a ""top-end NFL player"" worth millions per year plus royalties. In response, some people set fire to their own Nike-branded clothes and shoes or cut the Nike swoosh logo out of their clothes, and the Fraternal Order of Police called the advertisement an ""insult""; others, such as LeBron James, Serena Williams, and the National Black Police Association, praised Nike for its campaign. The College of"
"Swoosh The Swoosh is the logo of American athletic shoe and apparel designer and retailer Nike. Today, it has become one of the most recognizable brand logos in the world, and the most valuable, having a worth of $26 billion alone. Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Nike on January 25, 1964, as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS). Upon changing its name to Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1971, the company adopted the Swoosh as its official logo the same year. Carolyn Davidson, a student at Portland State University during the time Knight taught there, created the logo, attempting to convey"
"of its history. The red is meant to exemplify passion, energy and joy, while the white color represents nobility, charm and purity. Until 1994, the official corporate logo for Nike featured the name ""NIKE"" in Futura Bold, all-caps font, cradled within the Swoosh. In 1995, Nike began using the stand-alone Swoosh as its corporate logo as a form of debranding, and continues to use it that way today, while also using a simple black color palette for the Swoosh. One of the most recognized brand logos in the world, the Swoosh has made Nike one of the most successful brands"
"motion in its design. The logo has undergone minor changes from its original design in 1971, today most commonly seen as a solo swoosh, although for much of its history, the logo incorporated the NIKE name alongside the Swoosh. Over the years, the red and white color palette has traditionally been used on the logo, although most recently a solid black swoosh has gained significant popularity. The Swoosh has appeared alongside the trademark ""Just Do It"" since 1988. Together, these two make up the core of Nike's brand, and has been the face of the company, with many high-profile athletes"
"used a logo they call the """"spinnaker"""", while Nike was formed on January 25, 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc. in 1978. The Nike swoosh is a logo design created in 1971 by Carolyn Davidson, over a decade after Newport cigarettes were launched. Despite some claims, there has never been found any specific evidence that Nike stole the logo from Newport. Swoosh The Swoosh is the logo of American athletic shoe and apparel designer and retailer Nike. Today, it has become one of the most recognizable brand logos in the"
"Trials in Eugene, Oregon, Nike's first official track shoe, the Nike Cortez, was released to the athletes sporting the fresh new Swoosh. Nike co-founder Phil Knight was adamant that his company's new logo be a simple design that is fluid and conveys motion and speed. The logo is also said to symbolize the wing of the famous Greek Goddess of Victory, Nike. When first released, the design was displayed in a variety of colors in order to stand out on the track from other shoe manufacturers. Nike primarily used the red and white color palette on its logo for much"
"goddess of victory. Blue Ribbon Sport was renamed Nike in 1971. Nike's ""swoosh"" logo, now considered one of the most powerful logos in the world, was commissioned for a mere US$35 from graphic design student Carolyn Davidson in 1971. According to Nike's website, Knight said at the time: ""I don't love it, but it will grow on me."" In September 1983, Davidson was given an undisclosed amount of Nike stock for her contribution to the company's brand. On the ""Oprah"" television program in April 2011, Knight claimed he gave Davidson ""A few hundred shares"" when the company went public. During"
"valuable brand among sports businesses. As of 2017, the Nike brand is valued at $29.6 billion. Nike ranked No. 89 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. The company was founded on January 25, 1964, as Blue Ribbon Sports, by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1971. The company takes its name from Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Nike markets its products under its own brand, as well as Nike Golf, Nike Pro, Nike+, Air Jordan, Nike Blazers, Air Force 1, Nike Dunk, Air"
"in the Municipal Flag of Chicago, specifically the one commemorating the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Nike, the Fire's original equipment supplier, intended for the team to be named the Chicago Rhythm. The Rhythm identity featured a turquoise, black and green color scheme, and a logo adorned with a cobra. Team officials ignored Nike's work, and privately developed the Fire identity with the help of Adrenalin, Inc., a well-known sports-specific branding agency. The original Fire shirts were chosen because of their resemblance to a Chicago fireman's coat, featuring broad horizontal stripes across the torso and sleeves. In the first year,"
"and most highly valued. The Nike brand alone is valued at $26 billion. Nike spends about 10% of its annual revenue on advertising and promotions. Harvard Business School professor Stephen A. Greyser has described the logo as ""the living, vibrant symbol of the firm"". Nike has made great use of the Swoosh logo in athlete endorsements. The endorsements of Romanian tennis player Ilie Năstase and distance runner Steve Prefontaine kicked off Nike's brand sponsorships and today they endorse hundreds of athletes. Nike's endorsements of Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant in basketball, Cristiano Ronaldo in football, Tiger Woods in"
"in her left hand. Murray adapted the laurel wreath and olive branch innovations but also placed a sword in Nike's raised right hand. Starting in 1962, Yves Klein produced a series of plaster replicas of the ""Nike"" coated in dry pigment of his signature International Klein Blue affixed by resin entitled ""Victoire de Samatrace"". Swedish author Gunnar Ekelöf made ""Nike"" a central image in his poem ""Samothrace"", written in 1941, where the faceless deity, arms outstretched like sails, is made into a symbol of the fight and the coming victory against Nazism and the struggle for freedom throughout history. It"
"offered to become a partner with Knight and provide product design ideas. The two men agreed to a partnership by handshake on January 25, 1964, the birth date of Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS), the company name that would later be transformed into Nike. Knight's first sales were made out of a now legendary green Plymouth Valiant automobile at track meets across the Pacific Northwest. By 1969, these early sales allowed Knight to leave his accountant job and work full-time for Blue Ribbon Sports. Jeff Johnson, employee number one of Nike, suggested calling the firm ""Nike,"" named after the Greek winged"
"Michael Jordan in 1984, with his subsequent promotion of Nike over the course of his career, with Spike Lee as Mars Blackmon, proved to be one of the biggest boosts to Nike's publicity and sales. Nike is a major sponsor of the athletic programs at Penn State University and named its first child care facility after Joe Paterno when it opened in 1990 at the company's headquarters. Nike originally announced it would not remove Paterno's name from the building in the wake of the Penn State sex abuse scandal. After the Freeh Report was released on July 12, 2012, Nike"
"the Jumpman logo, replacing the ""Wings"" logo, which had been a feature of the Air Jordans I and II. In 1993-94, Nike ran a series of Air Jordan commercials pairing Michael Jordan with Warner Brothers' owned Bugs Bunny. As a tie-in, Nike created a line of merchandise which featured a spoof of the Jumpman using Bugs' silhouette, combined with a ""Hare Jordan"" caption. This campaign was followed by the 1996 film ""Space Jam"", which references the Jumpman logo during its climax, in which Jordan dunks from half-court. On January 22, 2015, photographer Jonas Linder filed a suit against Nike claiming"
"unveiled on February 4, 1997. Navy blue replaced royal blue on the team's color scheme. The current logo is a profile of a horse's head, with an orange mane and navy blue outlines. The Broncos' popular live animal mascot Thunder was the inspiration to incorporate a horse-head profile as part of the logo on the team's helmets. During a February 4, 1997 press conference introducing the new logo, the team president and the art director for Nike, who were the creators of the new design, described it as ""a powerful horse with a fiery eye and mane."" The Broncos began"
"had been established at McCann, it was W+K who settled upon the ""Just Do It"" slogan and ethos which Nike has espoused to the present day. Nike was, at the time, a relatively small and unknown but, over the next few years, Nike's share of the sportswear market grew consistently. The company entered into a rivalry with British firm Reebok for the top spot in the late 1980s. In the 1990s, through extensive sponsorship of prominent athletes such as Michael Jordan, Nike's market share overtook that of Reebok and the company became the largest brand of sportswear in the United"
"CEO Mark Parker announced the name Joe Paterno would be removed immediately from the child development center. A new name has yet to be announced. Nike also sponsored association football players such as Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba, Francesco Totti, Harry Kane, Andrés Iniesta and Eden Hazard among others. In 2012, Nike carried a commercial partnership with the Asian Football Confederation. In December 2017, Nike advertised Philippe Coutinho's image on the back of a Barcelona jersey despite still being a Liverpool player. In 2017, Kylian Mbappé had his own boots"
"with knowledge of the discussions who requested anonymity because of nondisclosure agreements each has with Nike. Just Do It Just Do It (stylized as JUST DO IT.) is a trademark of shoe company Nike, and one of the core components of Nike's brand. The slogan was coined in 1988 at an advertising agency meeting. The founder of Wieden+Kennedy agency, Dan Wieden credits the inspiration for his ""Just Do It"" Nike slogan to Gary Gilmore’s last words: ""Let's do it."" The ""Just Do It"" campaign allowed Nike to further increase its share of the North American domestic sport-shoe business from 18%"
"the nickname of 'Men in Blue' for the Indian cricket team. Due to their love for blue colour, Nike launched the mega campaign called 'Bleed Blue' for the support of Indian team in 2011 World Cup which turned out to be a huge success and people over the internet and places adopted this to cheer for India. Similar to the first-class kits, BCCI logo is placed on the left chest while the logo of the kit manufacturer (Nike) sits on the right chest. OPPO is currently the official team sponsor and its logo is present on the central part of"
"extreme sports, and that Nike does not condone the illegal use of drugs. Nike was forced to replace the shirt line. In June 2015, Nike signed an 8-year deal with the NBA to become the official uniform supplier for the league, beginning with the 2017–18 season. The brand took over for Adidas, who provided the uniforms for the league since 2006. Unlike previous deals, Nike's logo appear on NBA jerseys – a first for the league. The only exception is the Charlotte Hornets, owned by longtime Nike endorser Michael Jordan, which instead uses the Jumpman logo associated with Jordan-related merchandise."
"a flowing robe, with a wreath in her outstretched hand. To represent her role as the messenger of victory, she is shown with the staff of Hermes. In Athens, the statue of Nike is portrayed without wings and is called Nike Apteron (Wingless Victory). Nike's wings were removed from the statue so she would not fly away, as the Athenians believed doing so would indicate her permanent stay in the city. In May 2010, a report was written where Nike copied the Swoosh logo from the cigarette brand Newport. The comparison was made, because Newport was introduced in 1957 and"
"filled with 500 shares of Nike stock (which have since split into 32,000 shares). Of the gift, Davidson says, ""this was something rather special for Phil to do, because I originally billed him and he paid that invoice."" Davidson went on to be known as ""The Logo Lady"". In 1995, Nike removed the word ""Nike"" from the logo; the Swoosh now stands alone as the brand's logo. Davidson retired in 2000, and now engages in hobbies and volunteer work, including weekly duties at the Ronald McDonald House at Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center in Oregon. Carolyn Davidson Carolyn Davidson"
"Jumpman (logo) The ""Jumpman"" logo is owned by Nike to promote the Air Jordan brand of basketball sneakers and other sportswear. Michael Jordan doing the ""Jumpman"" pose came in a photoshoot for ""Life"" magazine leading up to the 1984 Olympic Games before Michael Jordan had signed with Nike. The photo was staged, with Jordan performing a ballet technique known as a grand jeté to make it appear as if he was leaping for a slam dunk, a movement not actually consistent with Jordan’s jumping style. The Air Jordan III, released in 1988, was the first Air Jordan shoe to feature"
"been a pitchman for companies including Kool-Aid and Nike. His Nike commercials with Michael Jordan as ""Hare Jordan"" for the Air Jordan VII and VIII became precursors to ""Space Jam"". As a result, he has spent time as an honorary member of Jordan Brand, including having Jordan's Jumpman logo done in his image. In 2015, as part of the 30th anniversary of Jordan Brand, Nike released a mid-top Bugs Bunny version of the Air Jordan I, named the ""Air Jordan Mid 1 Hare"", along with a women's equivalent inspired by Lola Bunny called the ""Air Jordan Mid 1 Lola"", along"
"Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. () is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (ending May 31, 2012). As of 2012, it employed more than 44,000 people worldwide. In 2014 the brand alone was valued at $19 billion, making it the most"
"as to its spelling. With the publication of a catalog for the Nike Air Force 1 in 2006, Nike came to embrace the spelling ""deubré"". A deubré may be used on a dress shoe or an athletic shoe. It may vary in shape, size, material or materials, graphics, and text. The Nike Air Force 1, originally designed in 1982 by Bruce Kilgore, has been embellished with a deubré since the late 1990s. Considering the popularity of this shoe, its deubré is likely the most widely produced in history. Deubré Deubré is a generic term, originating at Nike, Inc., for an"
"Stock Yards. Klein considered names like Matadors or Toreadors, but dismissed them, saying, ""If you think about it, no team with as many as three syllables in its nickname has ever had much success except for the <nowiki>[</nowiki>Montreal Canadiens<nowiki>]</nowiki>."" After discussing possible names with his family, Klein settled on ""Bulls"" when his son Mark said, ""Dad, that's a bunch of bull!"" The iconic Bulls' logo is a charging red bull's face (seen at left). The logo was designed by noted American graphic designer Dean P. Wessel and was adopted in 1966. At one point, the Bulls also had an alternate"
"University of Houston Cougars Basketball program announced that they will become the seventh current college basketball program to wear the Jordan Jumpman logo. The Drake and Future song ""Jumpman"" is named after the Jumpman logo and references it multiple times. Jumpman (logo) The ""Jumpman"" logo is owned by Nike to promote the Air Jordan brand of basketball sneakers and other sportswear. Michael Jordan doing the ""Jumpman"" pose came in a photoshoot for ""Life"" magazine leading up to the 1984 Olympic Games before Michael Jordan had signed with Nike. The photo was staged, with Jordan performing a ballet technique known as"
"on the ""Minor Threat"" LP and ""Complete Discography"" CD) was copied by athletic footwear manufacturer Nike for use on a promotional poster for a skateboarding tour called ""Major Threat"". Nike also altered Minor Threat's logo (designed by Jeff Nelson) for the same campaign, as well as featuring Nike shoes in the new picture, rather than the combat boots worn by Ian MacKaye's younger brother Alec on the original. MacKaye issued a press statement condemning Nike's actions and said that he would discuss legal options with the other members of the band. Meanwhile, fans, at the encouragement of Dischord, organized a"
"upscale footwear company Cole Haan in 1988, followed by the purchase of Bauer Hockey in 1994. In 2002, Nike bought surf apparel company Hurley International from founder Bob Hurley. In 2003, Nike paid US$309 million to acquire Converse, makers of the Chuck Taylor All-Stars line of sneakers. The company acquired Starter in 2004 and Umbro, known as the manufacturers of the England national football team's kit, in 2008. In order to refocus on its core business lines, Nike began divesting of some of its subsidiaries in the 2000s. It sold Starter in 2007 and Bauer Hockey in 2008. The company"
"announced to be the current supplier of Nigeria's kits after Adidas ended their kit contract with the Nigeria Football Federation. Before that, Nike supplied Nigeria's kit between 1998 and 2003. Nigeria's national team image has undergone much evolution throughout its history. Prior to independence, they were called the Red Devils due to their red topped kits. The name was changed to the Green Eagles after independence in reference to the Nigerian state flag as well as the eagle which adorns the country's coat of arms. During the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations, they were still called the Green Eagles, but"
"by a CV as if it had been earned by the principals, who owe no tax in the Netherlands if they do not reside there. In September 2018, Nike announced it had signed former American football quarterback Colin Kaepernick, noted for his controversial decision to kneel during the playing of the US national anthem, to a long-term advertising campaign. According to Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports, Kaepernick and Nike agreed to a new contract despite the fact Kaepernick has been with the company since 2011 and said that ""interest from other shoe companies"" played a part in the new agreement."
"which owns the rights to Final Score. The company is also famous for its employees' uniforms at its flagship Foot Locker chain, resembling those of referees. According to the company's filings with the SEC, as of January 28, 2017, Foot Locker, Inc. had 3,363 primarily mall-based stores in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Nearly 70% of its product is from Nike. In 1963, the F.W. Woolworth Company purchased the Kinney Shoe Corporation and operated it as a subsidiary. In the 1960s, Kinney branched into specialty shoe stores, including Stylco in 1967, Susie Casuals in 1968, and Foot Locker"