![TIL Nike name came from its first full time employee (Jeff Johnson), after the word just came out of nowhere in his dream. He then phoned Phil Knight (founder) the next morning, TIL Nike name came from its first full time employee (Jeff Johnson), after the word just came out of nowhere in his dream. He then phoned Phil Knight (founder) the next morning,](https://external-preview.redd.it/yN_VNO53ZEyeFs-p9ENe5Dnt2078gtXk03ElvqG64JI.jpg?auto=webp&s=5f7f21c3122ecd100c6b1d226a0a47388a2af3cc)
TIL Nike name came from its first full time employee (Jeff Johnson), after the word just came out of nowhere in his dream. He then phoned Phil Knight (founder) the next morning,
![Nike Air Force 1 '82 on Twitter: "Designed by Bruce Kilgore along with NIKE's first employee Jeff Johnson. http://t.co/666CIdsNnl" / Twitter Nike Air Force 1 '82 on Twitter: "Designed by Bruce Kilgore along with NIKE's first employee Jeff Johnson. http://t.co/666CIdsNnl" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bb2VV2pIMAAaWSL.jpg)
Nike Air Force 1 '82 on Twitter: "Designed by Bruce Kilgore along with NIKE's first employee Jeff Johnson. http://t.co/666CIdsNnl" / Twitter
![World Facts en Twitter: "Jeff Johnson was the first employee of Nike. He also also responsible for the name "Nike". http://t.co/whF1ijNwuK" / Twitter World Facts en Twitter: "Jeff Johnson was the first employee of Nike. He also also responsible for the name "Nike". http://t.co/whF1ijNwuK" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B26jfnjIYAA1TYw.jpg)