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Bill Bowerman

6 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jul 25, 2023 by Ben Gilbert · said 63 times in 2 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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brought up most by David Rosenthal (53), Ben Gilbert (9), Brendan Eich (1)

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2023 62 mentions in 1 episode
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Everything said about Bill Bowerman, oldest first

Jul 25, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
Phil Knight and Insiders Retained 56% of Nike at IPO
“Phil Knight basically never took on any equity investors, and so he took no dilution. He and his management team and Bill Bowerman owned 56% at IPO, him owning 46% because he just kept betting the farm all on debt and basically had no buffer at all.”
Ben Gilbert Jul 25, 2023 ▶ 3:36:36 Nike (Audio) · Acquired
Jul 25, 2023
Assertion Supported
Bill Bowerman Pitched Shoe Designs Directly to Adi Dassler in the 1950s
“Based on letters in the University of Oregon and Nike archives, Bill Bowerman corresponded directly with many footwear manufacturers in the 19 fifties, so like 15 plus years before this, including Adi Dassler, directly to Adi Dassler, trying to purchase shoes …”
Ben Gilbert Jul 25, 2023 ▶ 31:27 Nike (Audio) · Acquired
Jul 25, 2023 positive
Opinion
Bill Bowerman's Writing Was the Catalyst for the US Fitness Movement
“As much as anything, this book and this article is what starts the fitness movement in America.”
David Rosenthal Jul 25, 2023 ▶ 51:54 Nike (Audio) · Acquired
Jul 25, 2023 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Running for Recreational Fitness Was a Foreign Concept in 1960s America
“The idea of running not to win, but to run for joy or for physical fitness was an entirely foreign concept.”
David Rosenthal Jul 25, 2023 ▶ 50:41 Nike (Audio) · Acquired
Jul 25, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Top Track Programs Had to Buy All Team Footwear in the 1960s
“At this point in time, even the legendary Bill Bowerman and the University of Oregon, they bought all the shoes. Nobody was giving them shoes. It was like a major line item in their budget.”
David Rosenthal Jul 25, 2023 ▶ 27:32 Nike (Audio) · Acquired
Jul 25, 2023
Assertion Supported
Bill Bowerman Rebuilt Running Shoes With Snake and Fish Skin
“He would rip shoes apart, and he would rebuild them, this is from the Nike website, with snake skin, deer hide, or fish skin.”
Ben Gilbert Jul 25, 2023 ▶ 10:50 Nike (Audio) · Acquired
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