Think Nike's Woke? How Phil Knight Castrated The University Of Oregon Might Change Your Mind

Larry Getlen, New York Post: Business
Sat, 10/20/2018 - 7:36am

In 2005, Nike Chairman and co-founder Phil Knight issued a shocking mandate to his alma mater, the University of Oregon. He told the university’s athletic director, Bill Moos, to fire his track and field coach Martin Smith. At the time, Moos was the most successful athletic director in the school’s history, and he and Knight...

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