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Philip Hampson Knight was born on February 24, He is an American businessman, co-founder, and chairman emeritus of Nike Inc. He was previously the chairman and CEO of the company. Knight continued his education at the University of Oregon in Eugene, where he is a graduate brother of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He was also a sports reporter for the Oregon Daily Emerald.

He earned a business degree B. Knight then became an accounting professor at Portland State University.

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Immediately after graduating from the University of Oregon, Knight enlisted in the army and served one year on active duty and seven years in the Army Reserve. His ambition was to import high-quality and low-cost running shoes from Japan and into the American market. Knight later set out on a trip around the world after his graduation, during which he made a stop in Kobe, Japan, in November It was there that he discovered Tiger brand running shoes, manufactured in Kobe by the Onitsuka Co.