![TIL - When Nike first started, the name was Blue Ribbon Sports. The company name was changed to Nike in 1971 : r/todayilearned TIL - When Nike first started, the name was Blue Ribbon Sports. The company name was changed to Nike in 1971 : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/hhVMwru4XrxnaNpPYws_TpP1iXc03_k7O4Fjb3-oWhY.jpg?auto=webp&s=c6a2def53a2d27d9d5e40d52b6491fd165908439)
TIL - When Nike first started, the name was Blue Ribbon Sports. The company name was changed to Nike in 1971 : r/todayilearned
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Evan on X: "On this day in 1964 Nike was founded by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman The company was originally called Blue Ribbon Sports but rebranded to Nike $NKE in May
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