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Knight's son, Matthew, died in a scuba diving accident in El Salvador in 2004. [97] Another son of Knight's, Travis Knight, runs the Laika animation studio. Phil Knight serves as chairman. [98] Knight lists Nike's headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, as his home address on government records. [99]
Travis Andrew Knight (born September 13, 1973) [1] is an American animator, producer, director, actor, and former rapper. The son of the Nike co-founder Phil Knight, he has worked as the lead animator and current CEO for the stop-motion animation studio Laika, including directing the company's films Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and the upcoming Wildwood (2025).
It is named for chief donor Phil Knight's son, Matthew Knight, who died aged 34 in a scuba diving accident. [5] The arena cost $227 million [6] and was designed as collaboration between TVA Architects of Portland and Ellerbe Becket of Kansas City, Missouri. Hoffman Construction Company of Portland was the general contractor. [7]
Before Ben Affleck donned an ill-fitting wig and distracting polarized sunglasses in his portrayal of Phil Knight in “Air,” the visionary Nike founder told his own life story in a 2018 memoir ...
Nike founder Phil Knight just listed his La Quinta home for $1.55 million, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Nike co-founder Phil Knight has a vested interest in the Ducks, and his desire to see an Oregon championship could impact the coaching search.
In the late 1990s, Will Vinton Studios, known for its stop-motion films and commercials, sought funds for more feature-length films and brought in outside investors, which included Nike, Inc. owner Phil Knight, whose son Travis Knight worked at the studio as an animator. In 1998, Knight made his initial investment. [6]
William Wesley Knight (February 8, 1909 – February 19, 1981) was an American lawyer, politician, and newspaper publisher. He lived, worked in, and raised a family with his wife, Lota Hatfield Knight, in Portland, Oregon. Their son, Phil Knight, a high school and college athlete, went on to co-found Nike.