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He started by working for a newspaper in Portland as a sportswriter when his father wouldn't give him a job.

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He went to Oregon University, where he was a great track runner, and got his B.B.A. in 3 years. Then went to Stanford Business School, where he got a master's in business administration in 1962.

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In November of 1962, he went to Kobe in Japan for a post-graduation trip. It was there that he discovered the Tiger running shoe. Impressed by the high quality and low price, he made a meeting with a company leader and came out with the distribution rights for the Tiger in America.

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In addition to Nike, he bought Will Vinton Studios, and, after a takeover, renamed it to Laika and made his son, Travis, the CEO and president.

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Yes, the suppliers for his shoes decided that they didn't need him, so he decided to create his own shoes, instead of just importing and selling someone else's.

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Phil Knight has donated over 3.6 billion to charity, and over 1 billion to the University of Oregon alone.