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Nike has developed an abundance of innovative technology over the years and incorporated them into some of our favorite sneakers. Frank Rudy, the inventor of Nike Air Sole Technology, passed away earlier this month at his home in California. Rudy, who was 84 at the time of his passing, was best known as one of the lending hands in helping Nike conquer the footwear industry. “Frank Rudy holds a singular place in the pantheon of Nike innovation,” Mark Parker, president and chief executive of Nike, said in a written statement. “His relentless creativity and focus on solving problems was, in many ways, the template for how Nike pursues performance to this very day.” Frank Rudy invented the Nike Air Sole Technology in the late 1970s and first incorporated it into a running sneaker in 1979. Ben Walby, a family friend said, “He wasn’t one to shy away from the ultimate challenge. The bigger the problem the more complex the problem, the deeper he dug in.” |
