Geoff Hollister

Out of Nowhere

The Inside Story of How Nike Marketed the Culture of Running

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How does a boy from a small Oregon farm town get swept up in the politics of his chosen sport? Out of Nowhere takes the reader along on Geoff Hollister's 33 year journey at the center of Nike, the company that would change not only the world of athletic shoes and apparel but the business of sport itself.Nike began with a handshake and a few hundred dollars passed between Phil Knight and legendary track coach Bill Bowerman. Hollister was coached by him at the University of Oregon and was Bowerman's pick as Nike's third employee. Before he had even graduated Hollister began selling shoes out of the trunk of his car for Blue Ribbon Sports, the c… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-84126-742-5
EAN: 9781841267425
Produktnummer: 17413218
Verlag: Meyer & Meyer Sport
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 328 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 13'149 KB
Auflage: 2. Aufl.

Über den Autor

Geoff Hollister was there at the beginning. He has written with great observation and insight about the early days at Nike, his relationships with Bill Bowerman and some of the greatest track and field athletes of the last 35 years. But more than that, he has touched on themes of friendship, loyalty and leadership.