Penny Knight
Penelope Knight’s parents, Penny and Phil Knight, initially met when Phil was a lecturer at Portland State University. In 1968, Penny tied the knot with Phil, the guy she had fallen in love with. “Shoe Dog” has become something of a nick name for him. Phil Knight, the wealthy creator of Nike, is, in fact, Phil Knight.
The businessman has an estimated net worth of more than $30 billion, making him one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, one of the couple’s boys perished in a scuba diving accident in 2004, and he was the youngest of the couple’s three sons.