Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the youngest of three children and the only son of Joe Bryant and Pamela Cox Bryant. He is also the maternal nephew of John Chubby Cox. His parents named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu.
Harold Alfond. Harold Alfond (March 6, 1914 â November 16, 2007) was an American businessman who founded the Dexter Shoe Company and established the first factory outlet store.
Wikimedia Creative Commons 4. The first Nike shoes were made inside a waffle iron. Bowermanâs first eureka moment for footwear innovation came in 1971, when he and his wife were making waffles for breakfast: It sparked an idea for a grooved pattern on the sole of trainers to help athletes grip running tracks.