"His Waffle Trainer sole ... Blue Ribbon Sports was born — and became Nike in the 1970s. Bowerman filed a patent for his newest creation, an "athletic shoe for artificial turf," on August ...

In 1974, the "swoosh" became a registered trademark, and Bowerman's breakfast table innovation became the Nike "Waffle Trainer." From there, Nike grew into a company valued at $33 billion as of 2022.

The founder of Nike, Phil Knight ... he had been rolling around for years. He asked Mrs. Bowerman if he could borrow it. He took the waffle iron out to his garage, filled it with urethane ...

While there are many takes on what the be-all and end-all sneaker style of 2025 is, Nike seems to dominate those opinions, ...

The original Astrograbber was among the first Nike designs to feature the brand’s now-legendary waffle sole devised by the late Oregon track and field coach Bill Bowerman, who sourced the idea ...

One of the nation's most successful coaches during his tenure at the University of Oregon, Bill Bowerman also was the inventor of the waffle sole for running shoes ... he became active with the Nike ...

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Bill Bowerman, a star coach at the University ... I hope you understand." Nike Waffle Racing Flats, or "Moon Shoes," on display during a press preview of The Olympic Collection at Sotheby's ...

Since its inception, Nike’s backbone has been its running division. From putting the “Air” in Air Jordan to pushing the limits of human potential, the Nike Running line has transformed the ...

Nike The original Astrograbber was among the first Nike designs to feature the brand’s now-legendary waffle sole devised by the late Oregon track and field coach Bill Bowerman, who sourced the idea ...