The original founders of Nike are Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight.

Since 1990, Philip Knight, Nike's chief executive officer, has seen his fortune quadruple, to $5.3 billion from $1.2 billion.

Child labor has not been a big problem with Nike, and Philip Knight knows that better than anyone.

The exploitation of cheap Asian labor has been a focus of its top executive, Philip Knight, for more than three decades.

Philip Knight (1988-2006)

LEAD: Nike Inc.'s chairman, Philip Knight, said the company's efforts to broaden its business lines could add $150 million in sales next year.

If there is any honorable person in all this, it seems to be Philip Knight of Nike, who donated $25,000 to Tonya's legal defense.

Philip Knight has an extraordinary racket going for him.

Public relations is in their blood, and it's rare that one of the new rich (like Philip Knight of Nike) is branded an exploiter of labor.

A second quarto appeared in 1616, issued by Philip Knight, and a third in 1618 from Nathaniel Fosbrooke.