<P> Knight resigned as the CEO of Nike on November 18, 2004, several months after his son Matthew's funeral, but retained the position of chairman of the board . Knight's replacement was William Perez, former CEO of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., who was eventually replaced by Mark Parker in 2006 . </P> <P> In 2011, the Matthew Knight Arena at the University of Oregon, was named in his honor . </P> <P> During the 2009 - 2010 period, Knight was the largest single contributor to the campaign to defeat Oregon Ballot Measures 66 and 67, which, once passed, increased income tax on some corporations and high - income individuals . </P> <P> According to a February 10, 2012 filing by attorney John F. Coburn III, on behalf of Knight, Knight owned 67,097,005 shares of Class A Common Stock and 7,740 shares of Class B Common Stock in the Nike corporation . </P>

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