It introduced Nike's first technological innovation through its waffle soles, named for Bowerman literally ... Nike revived ...

One of Nike’s first sneakers was the Cortez —a design that Bowerman had been working on for years prior—that featured a ...

His athletes set 13 world and 22 American records. Bowerman also was the inventor of the waffle sole for running shoes and fought for the U.S. Army in World War II. Since its naming in 2000 ...