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Steve Prefontaine's Personal and Worn Nike Oregon Waffle Sneakers | INVICTUS | PART II | 2022 | Sotheby's
![Darren Rovell on Twitter: "On this day in 1964, Phil Knight & his track coach Bill Bowerman put in $500 each and create a company that will become Nike (H/T @shoezeum) https://t.co/qY8oie8Ei8" / Darren Rovell on Twitter: "On this day in 1964, Phil Knight & his track coach Bill Bowerman put in $500 each and create a company that will become Nike (H/T @shoezeum) https://t.co/qY8oie8Ei8" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3EPR09VcAAQRT0.jpg)
Darren Rovell on Twitter: "On this day in 1964, Phil Knight & his track coach Bill Bowerman put in $500 each and create a company that will become Nike (H/T @shoezeum) https://t.co/qY8oie8Ei8" /
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Phil Knight's teen dream, Matt Groening's comedy: Famous Oregonians' first mention in The Oregonian - oregonlive.com
![Darren Rovell on Twitter: "45 Years Ago: In the summer of 1973, Phil Knight & Bill Bowerman make Oregon runner Steve Prefontaine Nike's first endorser. They pay him $5,000. He leaves his Darren Rovell on Twitter: "45 Years Ago: In the summer of 1973, Phil Knight & Bill Bowerman make Oregon runner Steve Prefontaine Nike's first endorser. They pay him $5,000. He leaves his](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjBuBGtW4AAwGnh.jpg)
Darren Rovell on Twitter: "45 Years Ago: In the summer of 1973, Phil Knight & Bill Bowerman make Oregon runner Steve Prefontaine Nike's first endorser. They pay him $5,000. He leaves his
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![Sparsh Jain on Twitter: "5/ Their first brand ambassador was Steve Prefontaine, who during his college career from 1969 to 1972 set seven American records from the 2,000m to the 10,000m. https://t.co/497mXFFLjV" / Sparsh Jain on Twitter: "5/ Their first brand ambassador was Steve Prefontaine, who during his college career from 1969 to 1972 set seven American records from the 2,000m to the 10,000m. https://t.co/497mXFFLjV" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhT4KmWU4AA59ZO.jpg)
Sparsh Jain on Twitter: "5/ Their first brand ambassador was Steve Prefontaine, who during his college career from 1969 to 1972 set seven American records from the 2,000m to the 10,000m. https://t.co/497mXFFLjV" /
![Meet the American who designed the modern sneaker and co-founded Nike: Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman | Fox News Meet the American who designed the modern sneaker and co-founded Nike: Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman | Fox News](https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-15-at-7.36.35-PM-1.png)