Form: S-8

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

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EXHIBIT 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY
(12,500,000 Shares Under NIKE, Inc. 1990 Stock Incentive Plan)

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer
and/or director of NIKE, Inc. does hereby constitute and appoint PHILIP
H. KNIGHT, DONALD W. BLAIR and LINDSAY D. STEWART his true and lawful
attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in
his name (whether on behalf of NIKE, Inc. or as an officer or director
of said Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said
attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable
NIKE, Inc. to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect
thereof, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of NIKE, Inc. issuable
pursuant to the NIKE, Inc. 1990 Stock Incentive Plan, including
specifically, but without limitation thereto, power and authority to
sign his name (whether on behalf of NIKE, Inc. or as an officer or
director of said Company, or otherwise) to a Registration Statement on
Form S-8 and any amendment thereto (including any post-effective
amendment) or application for amendment thereto in respect to such
Common Stock or any exhibits filed therewith; and to file the same with
the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned does hereby
ratify and confirm all that said attorney and agent shall do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.

DATED: June 18, 2004

/s/ Donald W. Blair /s/ Ralph D. DeNunzio
___________________________ _____________________________
Donald W. Blair Ralph D. DeNunzio

/s/ Jill K. Conway /s/ Alan B. Graf, Jr.
___________________________ _____________________________
Jill K. Conway Alan B. Graf, Jr.

/s/ Richard K. Donahue /s/ Douglas G. Houser
___________________________ _____________________________
Richard K. Donahue Douglas G. Houser

/s/ Delbert J. Hayes /s/ John E. Jaqua
___________________________ _____________________________
Delbert J. Hayes John E. Jaqua

/s/ Jeanne P. Jackson /s/ Charles W. Robinson
___________________________ _____________________________
Jeanne P. Jackson Charles W. Robinson

/s/ Philip H. Knight /s/ John R. Thompson, Jr.
___________________________ _____________________________
Philip H. Knight John R. Thompson, Jr.

/s/ Thomas E. Clarke
___________________________
Thomas E. Clarke