Geoff+Hollister

Geoff Hollister http://jwilliams24.glogster.com/geoffhollister-nike

Geoff Hollister   Geoff Hollister was a stand out track and field star at the University of Oregon, a military man, and a Co-Founder of the Nike Company. He is from a middle class background and grew up in the small farm town of Canby, Oregon, and his whole life he wanted to run track for the University of Oregon's Bill Bowerman. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest collegiate track coaches of all time. But his parents and his greatest supporter went to the rival instate college of Oregon State. But the let him make his own decision and he would set out to achieve greatness. As a child Geoff Hollister loved to do one thing; it was to run. Him and his father went to professional meets that where with a days drive of their home and this became his passion. He began competitively during middle school. His father entered him in track meets all over the state and he began to run AAU track for a club team. On this team he started to travel around the United States to participate in meets. As he got older he was a stand out distance runner and track athlete in the state of Oregon. With his abilities in the sport he could go to almost any college in the pacific region of the country but wanted with the best. He thought that was at the University of Oregon with Coach Bowerman who ran one of the highest achieving track and field programs in America. He started his freshman year at the University of Oregon and loved everything about the college life, and his parents even bought a house near the campus. He began to make friends with all of his teammates and was a great addition to the team. One day after practice he was introduced to one of the schools alumni Philip Knight by his Coach Bill Bowerman. They had a proposition for the young man to see if he wanted to sell shoes that Knight was making for his new company Blue Ribbon Sports. He accepted this position as a salesman for the company, also tested the shoes that Bowerman and Knight made, and while giving his input he gave new ideas for the company. During his Sophomore the country was sending troops to fight in the Vietnam War. Even though he was in college and could be exempt from the draft he felt he could help out and went to the recruiting station for a physical. Being a well trained collegiate he was deemed 1A draft eligible and would go on to join the Navy. He would be shipped off to boot camp during the second semester of his Sophomore year and traveled on Navy vessels to many different Pacific Islands and South East Asia. He would also still be working for Blue Ribbon Sports and calling Philip to find out who he needed to meet and where he need to receive goods for the company. As he returned home from his tours, the company changed its name to Nike and he was a store manager. He also began training as an athlete again. His senior year he would make it to the NCAA Track & Field championships. He participated in the Steeple Chase and placed in 8th. After this he did not go on to run professional track, he would continue his career with as a board member for Nike and would be involved in many of the companies successes.

** Cover Letter **      I would like to be considered for the new openings that Gahanna Lincoln has for the position of head boys track and field coach and also the head boys cross country coach. I had been informed about these vacancies by a member of the school board who is also a friend of mine. My knowledge of running track and cross country has developed over the years and being one of the co-founders of Nike inc. sportswear will help me coach these teams. As a track & field and cross country athlete in my younger days throughout middle school, high school, and also a highly competitive runner at the University of Oregon during the late 1960's through the early 1970's; and being coach by the great Bill Bowerman I could greatly help share my knowledge of the sport with today youth that are interested and being a part of both of the teams. Furthermore with my information that I have gained from studying and testing out shoes and other materials for running by being with the Nike company could help these young adults succeed in accomplishing many goals by using my experience to help them. The resume that i have prepared should show many of the qualifications that i have acquired for these positions and hopefully show you that i could be help in these programs being very successful. I would like to be contacted for an interview to discuss the available coaching opportunities with you. I can be reached at (541) 347-7451. Sincerely, Geoff Hollister

** Thank You Letter ** January 1, 2001

Dear Mr. Hollister,

I would just like to thank you personally for your 33 years of service here at the Nike Inc. company and our earlier years at Blue Ribbon Sports. You have contributed to our company in many tremendous ways. You have done all that we asked and more no matter the time, place, or situation you were in and have made an endless list of sacrifices. At your long tenure at the company you were one of the sole people responsible for the success we have had internationally. Specifically in the regions of the South Pacific and Asia, and also helping the different marketing strategies we created for Nike. I remember the day in 1968, when Coach Bowerman and I asked you to be a part of the company and sell shoes at the out the truck of your car. To this day I cannot believe you agreed to help us, because you believed in us when no one else did. When you joined the military during Vietnam War and became a shipman in the Navy, I greatly appreciated you getting supplies and meeting business partners for us while you were serving our country. After all you have done for Nike we would love to have you as a consultant for our corporation after you have officially retired.

Sincerely,

Philip Knight and your friends at Nike Inc.

Resume Geoff Hollister Address: 1462 Hilyard St, Eugene, Oregon, 97410 Telephone: 541-956-3541 E-Mail: GHollister@Nike.com

__Objective__: To obtain the positions of Physical Education Teacher, Head Cross Country Coach, and Head Track and Field Coach at Gahanna Lincoln High School

__Qualifications__:
 * Responsible
 * Self-Motivated
 * Determined
 * Hard-working
 * Dedicated

__Education__: Bachelors Degree in Art, Graduate class of 1971
 * University of Oregon**, Eugene, OR

**North Eugene High School**, Eugene, OR Graduated class of 1965

__Athletics__: **University of Oregon** (1966-1967, 1969-1971)
 * 4 time varsity letter-man in Track and Field

**North Eugene High School** (1962-1965)
 * 4 time varsity letter-man in Cross Country
 * 4 time varsity letter-man in Track and Field

__Work Experience__:
 * Retired **
 * Nike Consultant
 * He would be asked about the specific direction of the company and his opinion and his thoughts on the new products.

**Nike Sportswear Inc./Blue Ribbon Sports** (1968-2001)
 * Product Tester
 * The first position held at the company ran in the newly designed shoes, warm up gear, and uniforms that were made by the company
 * Retail
 * Sold the merchandise that Philip and Coach Bowerman gave to state of the company out the trunk of his car and
 * Product Designer
 * Store Manager
 * Sports Marketing
 * International Business Relations
 * While at sea in the Navy he was given this position and would hold it until his retirement. He was to retrieve shipment orders that Philip made to different companies in the different cities that he would stop at in South East Asia. After he returned home it was his job to find out how to markets the products in Asia and Europe.
 * Board Member
 * Company Documentarian
 * Through-out the growth of the company, in its early stages and as it rose to world wide popularity, he took pictures of the experiences and documented many of their journeys and most of these artifacts he was responsible for are now in the Nike Inc. company archives.

**United States Navy** (1967-1971)
 * Reserve officer
 * Was stationed in Southern California and lived by on the Naval based waiting until his deployment
 * Aircraft Mechanic

__Interest__:
 * Running
 * Working Out
 * Reading
 * Watching Track Meets

References Available Upon Request

References

Position: CEO of Nike Phone: 541-846-4718 E-Mail: PKnight@Nike.com Address: 1 Bowerman Drive, Beaverton, OR
 * Philip Knight **

﻿Position: Head Track and Field Coach at the University of Oregon Phone: 541-247-8264 E-Mail: BillBowerman@Univ-Oregon.edu Address: 1640 Agate St, Eugene, Oregon, United State
 * William "Bill" Bowerman **

Resources  Hollister, Geoff. // Out of Nowhere: the inside Story of How Nike Marketed the Culture of // // Running //. Maidenhead (Eng.): Meyer & Meyer Sports, 2008. Print.