EXHIBIT 24.1

                            POWER OF ATTORNEY
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             (884,268 Shares Under NIKE, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan)

        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, an officer
and/or director of NIKE, Inc. does hereby constitute and appoint PHILIP H.
KNIGHT, DONALD W. BLAIR and LINDSAY D. STEWART his true and lawful
attorney and agent to do any and all acts and things and to execute in his
name (whether on behalf of NIKE, Inc. or as an officer or director of said
Company, or otherwise) any and all instruments which said attorney and
agent may deem necessary or advisable in order to enable NIKE, Inc. to
comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, of shares of Common Stock of NIKE, Inc. issuable pursuant to the
NIKE, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, including specifically, but without
limitation thereto, power and authority to sign his name (whether on
behalf of NIKE, Inc. or as an officer or director of said Company, or
otherwise) to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 and any amendment
thereto (including any post-effective amendment) or application for
amendment thereto in respect to such Common Stock or any exhibits filed
therewith; and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that
said attorney and agent shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

DATED:  April 29, 2003

/s/ Donald W. Blair                      /s/ Thomas E. Clarke
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Donald W. Blair                          Thomas E. Clarke

/s/ Jill K. Conway                       /s/ Ralph D. DeNunzio
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Jill K. Conway                           Ralph D. DeNunzio

/s/ Richard K. Donahue                   /s/ Alan B. Graf, Jr.
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Richard K. Donahue                       Alan B. Graf, Jr.

/s/ Delbert J. Hayes                     /s/ Douglas G. Houser
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Delbert J. Hayes                         Douglas G. Houser

/s/ Jeanne P. Jackson                    /s/ John E. Jaqua
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Jeanne P. Jackson                        John E. Jaqua

/s/ Philip H. Knight                     /s/ Charles W. Robinson
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Philip H. Knight                         Charles W. Robinson

/s/ A. Michael Spence                    /s/ John R. Thompson, Jr.
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A. Michael Spence                        John R. Thompson, Jr.