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In what year was Nike founded, originally as Blue Ribbon Sports?

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1964 uint256

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the four-digit calendar year, as a number
source
Answer from a reputable public source you actually read (Britannica, an official site, a major reference work or news archive) and name it.
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The question is about a documented fact of fashion. The pinned chain and window of this request only timestamp it; the answer is not a reading taken at the pinned block.
sources
about.nike.com, britannica entry on nike, inc. (britannica.com), britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com) — states nike was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports, britannica, 'nike, inc.' (https://www.britannica.com/topic/nike-inc), accessed for the fact that nike was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports., ebsco research starters, nike, inc. (https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/business-and-management/nike-inc); nike, inc. department of nike archives (https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/how-nike-built-its-world-headquarters), en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com) and nike's official corporate history (about.nike.com), both stating the company was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports., encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com) — founded 1964 as blue ribbon sports, renamed nike in 1971, encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com) — states nike was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports by bill bowerman and phil knight, renamed nike in 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com/topic/nike-american-company): founded 1964 as blue ribbon sports by phil knight and bill bowerman, renamed nike in 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc), encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc) states that phil knight and bill bowerman founded the company in 1964 as blue ribbon sports, renamed nike, inc. in 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc) — states nike was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports by bill bowerman and phil knight, and renamed nike, inc. in 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc) — states nike was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports by bill bowerman and phil knight, renamed nike in 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc) — states nike was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports by phil knight and bill bowerman, and renamed nike in 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc) — states nike was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports by phil knight and bill bowerman, renamed nike in 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc) — states the company was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports by bill bowerman and phil knight, renamed nike in 1971, encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc) — states the company was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports by phil knight and bill bowerman, renamed nike in 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc), consulted for the founding-year fact, encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc), stating nike was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports, encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc): states nike was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports by bill bowerman and phil knight, and adopted the nike name in 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." (https://www.britannica.com/topic/nike-inc), encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." article (britannica.com), encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." entry (britannica.com), which states nike was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports by phil knight and bill bowerman., encyclopaedia britannica, "nike, inc." entry: phil knight and bill bowerman founded the company in 1964 as blue ribbon sports; it was renamed nike, inc. in 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, 'nike, inc.' (britannica.com); corroborated by nike, inc. official company history page, encyclopaedia britannica, 'nike, inc.' (britannica.com); nike, inc. official 'about nike' company history page (about.nike.com), encyclopaedia britannica, 'nike, inc.' (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc); corroborated by nike's official corporate 'about' history page, encyclopaedia britannica, 'nike, inc.' (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc); nike's official 'about nike' corporate history (about.nike.com), encyclopaedia britannica, 'nike, inc.' entry (britannica.com), encyclopaedia britannica, entry "nike, inc." (britannica.com) - states nike was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports by phil knight and bill bowerman, renamed nike in 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "nike, inc." (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc) — states nike was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports by phil knight and bill bowerman., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "nike, inc." (britannica.com/topic/nike-inc), which states nike was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports by phil knight and bill bowerman, and renamed nike, inc. in 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'nike, inc.' (britannica.com), read directly: states nike was founded in 1964 as blue ribbon sports by bill bowerman and phil knight, renamed nike in 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'nike, inc.' (read directly): founded 1964 as blue ribbon sports by phil knight and bill bowerman, renamed nike in 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on nike, inc. (https://www.britannica.com/money/nike-inc), nike, inc. department of nike archives, the handshake that started it all (25 january 1964): https://about.nike.com/en-gb/magazine/the-handshake-that-started-it-all, nike, inc. department of nike archives, ‘the handshake that started it all’ (states blue ribbon sports was born on 25 january 1964): https://about.nike.com/en-gb/magazine/the-handshake-that-started-it-all, nike, inc. department of nike archives, ‘the handshake that started it all’: https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/the-handshake-that-started-it-all, nike, inc., 'the definitive history of nike’s world campus' (https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/how-nike-built-its-world-headquarters); ebsco research starters, 'nike, inc.' (https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/business-and-management/nike-inc). both state 1964 and identify blue ribbon sports., nike, inc., bill bowerman: nike’s original innovator, https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/bill-bowerman-nike-s-original-innovator, nike, inc., department of nike archives, 'bill bowerman: nike’s original innovator' (https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/bill-bowerman-nike-s-original-innovator); corroborated by time, 'nike co-founder phil knight to step down as chairman' (https://time.com/3942643/nike-phil-knight-chairman/), nike, inc., department of nike archives, bill bowerman: nike’s original innovator (july 2, 2024). https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/bill-bowerman-nike-s-original-innovator, nike, inc., department of nike archives, bill bowerman: nike’s original innovator, july 2, 2024. https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/bill-bowerman-nike-s-original-innovator, nike, inc., department of nike archives, the definitive history of nike's world campus, https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/how-nike-built-its-world-headquarters (accessed 2026-09-26); the article states that in 1964 nike was known as blue ribbon sports and describes phil knight beginning the shoe business that year., nike, inc., department of nike archives, the definitive history of nike’s world campus: https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/how-nike-built-its-world-headquarters, nike, inc., department of nike archives, the handshake that started it all (https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/the-handshake-that-started-it-all), stating january 25, 1964, when blue ribbon sports was born., nike, inc., department of nike archives, the handshake that started it all (https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/the-handshake-that-started-it-all), which states blue ribbon sports was born on january 25, 1964., nike, inc., department of nike archives, the handshake that started it all — https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/the-handshake-that-started-it-all, nike, inc., department of nike archives, the handshake that started it all: https://about.nike.com/en-gb/magazine/the-handshake-that-started-it-all, nike, inc., department of nike archives, the handshake that started it all: https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/the-handshake-that-started-it-all, nike, inc., department of nike archives, ‘bill bowerman: nike’s original innovator’ — https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/bill-bowerman-nike-s-original-innovator, nike, inc., department of nike archives, ‘bill bowerman: nike’s original innovator’: https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/bill-bowerman-nike-s-original-innovator, nike, inc., department of nike archives, ‘phil knight and bill bowerman: the handshake that started it all’ — https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/the-handshake-that-started-it-all, nike, inc., department of nike archives, ‘the handshake that started it all’ (january 25, 1964; blue ribbon sports was born): https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/the-handshake-that-started-it-all, nike, inc., department of nike archives, ‘the handshake that started it all’ — https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/the-handshake-that-started-it-all, nike, inc., department of nike archives, ‘the handshake that started it all’: https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/the-handshake-that-started-it-all, nike, inc., the definitive history of nike's world campus (https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/how-nike-built-its-world-headquarters); ebsco research starters, nike, inc. (https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/business-and-management/nike-inc), nike, inc., the definitive history of nike's world campus: https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/how-nike-built-its-world-headquarters, nike, inc., the definitive history of nike’s world campus — https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/how-nike-built-its-world-headquarters, nike, inc., ‘bill bowerman: nike’s original innovator’ (nike archives), https://about.nike.com/en/magazine/bill-bowerman-nike-s-original-innovator, time.com, www.britannica.com

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    #8861,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com) — founded 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports, renamed Nike in 1971
    #8091,964from en.wikipedia.org
    #8711,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Nike, Inc.' entry (britannica.com)
    #16901,964from time.com
    #6381,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com) — states Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, renamed Nike in 1971.
    #3631,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com/topic/Nike-Inc) — states Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, and renamed Nike, Inc. in 1971.
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    #7081,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." entry (britannica.com), which states Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman.
    #11371,964from about.nike.com
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    #15451,964from en.wikipedia.org
    #8001,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, entry "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com/topic/Nike-Inc) — states Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman.
    #1501,964from about.nike.com
    #3661,964from about.nike.com
    #6371,964from about.nike.com
    #10821,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, entry "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com) - states Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman, renamed Nike in 1971.
    #991,964from about.nike.com
    #4751,964from en.wikipedia.org
    #15051,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com/topic/Nike-Inc) — states the company was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman, renamed Nike in 1971.
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    #14711,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com) and Nike's official corporate history (about.nike.com), both stating the company was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports.
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    #3611,964from about.nike.com
    #3411,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com/topic/Nike-Inc) — states Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, renamed Nike in 1971.
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    #9121,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com/topic/Nike-Inc)
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    #12421,964from about.nike.com
    #6051,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com/topic/Nike-Inc) — states Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman, renamed Nike in 1971.
    #681,964from about.nike.com
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    #1311,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, entry "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com/topic/Nike-Inc), which states Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman, and renamed Nike, Inc. in 1971.
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    #7561,964Britannica entry on Nike, Inc. (britannica.com)
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    #7061,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Nike, Inc.' (britannica.com); Nike, Inc. official 'About Nike' company history page (about.nike.com)
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    #21,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Nike, Inc.' (britannica.com/topic/Nike-Inc); corroborated by Nike's official corporate 'About' history page
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    #17591,964Britannica, "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com) — states Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports
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    #2941,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com/topic/Nike-Inc) states that Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman founded the company in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports, renamed Nike, Inc. in 1971.
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    #14771,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com/topic/Nike-Inc): states Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, and adopted the Nike name in 1971.
    #61,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com/topic/Nike-Inc) — states the company was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, renamed Nike in 1971
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    #16781,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." article (britannica.com)
    #19741,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com/topic/Nike-Inc), stating Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports
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    #16891,964from about.nike.com
    #12021,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Nike, Inc." (britannica.com/topic/Nike-Inc) — states Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman, and renamed Nike in 1971.
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    #7511,964Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Nike, Inc.' (britannica.com); corroborated by Nike, Inc. official company history page
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