1925 - 2009
"Rudy was an aerospace engineer who left the industry in 1969 to pursue a career as an independent inventor who ended up with more than 250 patents. He is credited with inventing the Nike Air shoe cushioning system in the late 1970s. Rudy and Nike's early Air Sole technology was first built into a running shoe in 1979, and the bags were laid into a basketball and tennis shoe three years later." He was truly an engineer that made in impact, especially for Nike, in everything he created. Someday I hope to do the same. Via OregonLiveNews
