MONSON
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the I Ini versify of Oregon in regards to Mr
Monson,” fie said.
Monson also claimed the University
owed him for income he lost as a result of
Ins re assignment Monson had ( ontrni ts
with the Oregon Sports Network. Nike
and Kuwlmgs that he could not have
renewed unless he remained basket ha 11
i oach
Attorneys lor the University argued
that Monson's outside income was not
the responsibility of the University and
that it could only he found liable for
money guaranteed under Ins i outran
Judge Gordon Cottrell instructed jurors
that the University's conduct i oni erning
Monson's outside income < ould In' con
sidered as < renting a i ontrac t between
Monson and the University
During the trial. Giliis elicited testimo
ny from University officials that the t Uni
versity at times aided Monson in securing
outside income Former athletic director
Bill Byrne testiTied that, after Nike
red in nd its pay menu to Monson, he lob
bied Nike Chairman Phil Knight to
replace the lost revenue, which Knight
did
Jurors apparently believed the Univer
sity owed Monson for the outside con
tracts Monson sued for S425.2HH r>2. but
Cottrell told jurors, if they found in favor
for Monson, they must subtrai t whatev
er money he t ouid reasonably bo expect
ed to earn from July i, 1002 to June to,
1004, the period of his University con
tract,
Kru Bloch, who gave the (losing argu
ments for the University, told jurors that
figure should be about $135,000. the
amount Monson is < urrently earning ns
com h of the Adelaide Ifiers an Aus
tralian professional basketball team, com
bined with what he might earn from the
team through June to. 1004
Considering the award given Monson,
it seems likely the jury Imlieved Monson
was owed the full amount he was asking,
then subtracted his current and future
‘Insincerity seems to be
the standard at the
University of Oregon in
regards to Mr. Monson.’
- Harold Gillis,
1,-Myer for Don Monson
income ns instructed
University Vic e President for Adminis
tration Dan Williams said he yvas "very
surprised hv the outc ome." adding that
"we're very interested in appealing it
Williams said two issues were of most
importune e to the University
"We do not believe we were legally
responsible" for Monson's outside
income, he said
Williams said of even greater impor
tance is the University's "need to be able
to retain the right to re assign people
James Uasby. c o-c ounsel for the Uni
versity. said the jury's tjuic k verdict was
not too surprising
"I figured (the jury) had time to go over
exhibits, and they obviously came to a
quit k agreement Unfortunately, it wasn't
in our favor," he said
Casbv could not identify any specific
reason for the verdict
"I can’t give one single reason I just
hope we (the state) never have another
one like it You don’t see a jury give a
$:i(M),000 verdict against your client every
day It's not much fun." he said.
Williams said he believes it was possi
ble the |tirv had little sympathy for an
institution the size of the University
"It s quite human that a jury would
find for the individual." he said, adding
he doesn’t believe "that makes it right"
Williams said the University is not cur
rently working to rewrite its contracts,
but he said ns contracts come up for
renewal, they may he reworked to clear
up any potential ambiguities as to respon
sibilil) for outside income.
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contributions to Nike over the years as. vvh.it he
t ails himself, a research psychologist
Hut it is Ills ho vine* that are the mam for us of
interest now
"You've got your full-size Angus hull weighing
at 2,500 to t.OOO pounds, he said "Wall, my new
hull weighs BOO pounds, and he's tough Of those
htg hulls, my little hull would take their legs out
and trample them Hut anything with horns turned
on me is gone Ami anything with a had attitude
out then* about me is gone "
Strangely enough, his fierce pride in his new
hull and his determination to keep anything, or
anybody, with a had attitude out of (us life fit with
the stories ol Hill Bowerman the coach and Bill
Bowerman the father of Nike although neither
party would probably appre< late the comparison.
But Bowerman really was a man to "take the
bull by the horns." so to speak. and Nike folloyved
in Ins footsteps
Nike, the business side of the i ompany. was cre
ated by Phil Knight, a former runner of Bower
man s at Oregon.
Therefore, when Phil Knight started the ( ompa
ny — based on a thesis he did for Ins master's
degree from Stanford — much of the discipline
and work ethic that is integral to Nike was
inspired bv his former coot h.
Kidd is a firm believer that the company still
maintains the ethics, the t ompetitiveness and the
drive that made Nike go in 1072 And the athletes
whom Nike seeks to sponsor reflet t that attitude
Kidd said there are three things Nike seeks in
their athletes.
"One is performance," he said. "An athlete
should refit** t what we an* as a company hot ause
we put a lot of money and time into research Set
ond. we want to know what kind of person is the
athlete. And third, we want to know how willing
they are to go into the community."
If the athlete doesn't represent the discipline,
uniqueness and competitiveness of Nike, then the
company doesn't want litem
There are a few athletes that have very close
relationships with Nike and represent, what Kidd
believes, what Nike is truly about.
The first was Steve F’refontame, who was the
first ever to actually wear a pair of produced
Nikes. although he wus wearing shoes made by
Bowerman before the company began
His relationship with Nike was so close that
after his tragic death in 1975. the company shut
down for three day*. The loss was felt heavily hv
every Nike employee for Prefontaine's personality,
his grit and determination on the track
Olympic marathoner Joan Henoit-Samuelsson
and basketball's Michael Jordan rnayhe have the
same sort of relationship with Nike that Pre
fontaine. Kidd said.
Kidd defends the continually flashier versions
of Nike, contending that the solid sty les are still
around, with the belie! that "any company that
stands pat on design won't survive." a point that
was echoed hv Bowerman.
"If yve don't do these things now. then some
body else will." said Bowerman, yvlio remains a
consulting vice president of the firm. "I'm not
going to break my head ugainst the wall over these
new designs "
Bowerman continues, pointing to the shoes he's
yvoaring. an older version of Nike with the soles
removed to alloys the air to get into the air pockets
to "make me svalk faster."
"But now — do you have time for one more
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