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Exterior View of the Michael Johnson Track of Nike Editorial Photo - Image of sports, jeff: 179076426
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Jeff Johnson dead: Tiger King star and reptile dealer dies by suicide in front of wife - Mirror Online
![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?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5d6da5c5c651b0eecd3a357919f4480a82c76094)
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,
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Peter Fisk on Twitter: "The Spirit of Pre ... Nike employee #1 Jeff Johnson on what makes Steve Prefontaine so special http://t.co/HoovcCKF24 http://t.co/cJv6HpF5yG" / Twitter
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