Nike's first pair of running shoes was inspired by waffles. Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman was having breakfast with his wife one morning in 1971 when it dawned on him that the grooves in the ...

One of Nike’s first sneakers was the Cortez —a design that Bowerman had been working on for years prior—that featured a patented, cushioned midsole unlike any other on the market at the time. Since ...

The perimeter of the shoe features Nike’s signature waffle pattern, first designed by Bill Bowerman. Nike That all said, the Mountain Fly Low’s most distinctive trait undoubtedly rests with its ...

The Nike Pegasus running shoe was first released in 1982 ... The new Pegasus, created to be part of the Bowerman series, took ...

After the Converse "Chuck Taylor" All-Star, the first ever signature athletic shoe in 1921, dominated the basketball shoe industry with 80% market share, per research firm SATRA) in the 1960s. Nike ...

Bowerman also was the inventor of the waffle sole for running shoes and fought for the U.S ... Hocker won four NCAA titles before signing with Nike. Another big name making an appearance this ...