Steve Roland Prefontaine aka "Pre", was the first athlete to tie up with Nike.
Until May 30th 1975 , the American people did not doubt for a second that Pre would turn into a global hero from an American hero.He ended up fourth in the 5000 meters of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games , but his potential was still at a developing stage.
Pre with Bowerman took great care and concern for his shoe. The answer was the distinctive box structured shoe that did not have any stitches on the toe...
Those were the shoes he ran with for the Olympic games of 1972 of Munich and got his name is 1973