NIKE Represented On-Field By 47 Of College Football's Best Teams
BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 31, 2007--For the 9th
consecutive year, the winner of this season's college football
national championship game will once again be wearing the best
performance apparel and footwear designed by Nike (NYSE:NKE).
This will mark the ninth consecutive year in which the best team
in college football will wear Nike as they accept college football's
biggest prize. In addition, Nike will be worn by nine of the 10 squads
competing in the five Bowl Championship Series games scheduled to take
place beginning tomorrow, January 1st.
Nearly 74% of the teams participating in bowl games this season
will be wearing Nike as they take to the field. Of the 64 teams
participating in this year's bowl games, 47 teams will be wearing
footwear by Nike. Nike teams will wear cleated footwear from the Speed
series which includes the Air Speed TD Low, Super Speed D Low and Air
Zoom Super Bad 2 TD.
Below are statistics as they relate to Nike's participation in
college football this bowl season.
NIKE, Inc. based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world's leading
designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear,
apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and
fitness activities. Wholly owned Nike subsidiaries include Cole Haan
Holdings Incorporated, a leading designer and marketer of luxury
shoes, handbags, accessories and coats; Converse Inc., which designs,
markets and distributes athletic footwear, apparel and accessories;
Exeter Brands Group LLC, which designs and markets athletic footwear
and apparel for the value retail channel; Hurley International LLC,
which designs, markets and distributes action sports and youth
lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories and NIKE Bauer Hockey
Inc., a leading designer and distributor of hockey equipment.
CONTACT:
NIKE, Inc.
New York Media Relations,
212-367-4447
SOURCE: NIKE, Inc.