Nike signs on as official sponsor for Marcus Mariota
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world's leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$18.6 billion in its fiscal year 2008 . As of 2008, it employed more than 30,000 people worldwide. Nike and Precision Castparts are the only Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the state of Oregon, according to The Oregonian.
About Property:
Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Oregon and was the Ducks starting quarterback from 2012 to 2014. He is currently awaiting the start of the 2015 NFL Draft. Mariota became the first Oregon player and Hawaii-born athlete to ever win the Heisman Trophy as a junior in 2014.