Name origin: Air Force 1 is the landline of the President of the United States. Nike's AIR FORCE 1AIR stands for AIR, that is, Nike's scientific air cushion force is strength, and later it is the basketball shoes series. Air Force 1 is the first basketball shoe with air cushion. Because the name of this shoe is the same as the passenger plane of the President of the United States, everyone later called it Air Force 1.
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1908, a shoe factory was established in lean city, Massachusetts, USA, which further developed the local shoemaking technology. Workers there no longer make Nike shoes independently, and every production link of shoes is taken care of by a well-trained person. The production line began to take shape. At first, Nike shoes were still made to order, but in order to let workers have something to do in the off-season, shoe store owners began to make shoes without reservation. These shoes, called shoes for sale, are displayed in the windows of local shops.
1958, when the founder phil knight was a player in the track and field team of Oregon State University. After graduation, he returned to his hometown of Portland to teach.
1963, phil knight, who graduated from the University of Oregon, and his mentor Bill Ballman jointly founded a company called "Blue Ribbon Sports", which mainly deals in sporting goods. 1964, Knight and his coach Ballman each invested $500 to set up a sports shoes company, named Blue Ribbon Sporting Goods Company.
1972, Nike was formally established. Its predecessor was Blue Ribbon Sports Company, which was invested by current Nike President phil knight and coach Bill Ballman.
In 200 1 year, Nike developed air cushion technology, and then introduced a new cushioning technology called Shox. The sports shoes produced by this technology are also very popular, and the sales volume keeps rising. Besides sports shoes, Nike's clothes are also very innovative. For example, high-performance textiles made by FIT technology can effectively help athletes to train and compete in any weather conditions. Other sporting goods produced by Nike, such as watches and glasses, are the crystallization of high technology.
Reference source? Baidu Encyclopedia-Air Force One (Nike Sports Shoes Name)