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Published January 5, 1998
Among BUSINESS WEEK's "Products to Watch" in '98 is
Tiger Woods' new Nike golf apparel line, with shirts, shorts
and hats to roll out this spring. A national campaign
begins in March (BUSINESS WEEK, 1/12 issue)....At the FedEx
Orange Bowl, Terry Pledger won $1M in a Gillette-sponsored
pregame contest by throwing a football ten yards through a
30-inch circular target. Pledger became Gillette's first
winner in 16 competitions since '93 (ST. PETERSBURG TIMES,
1/3)....Emmitt Smith is featured in a new Right Guard ad
campaign which debuted during the Orange Bowl. Smith, on
using the deodorant: "There were times when we (the Cowboys)
stunk up the field so bad we needed something to get rid of
the odor" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 1/1)....USA TODAY's
Elizabeth Snead looked at "what's truly hip and happening
for '98." Among what's "Out" for '98 was Nike and women's
basketball, while adidas and women's soccer were "In" for
'98 (Elizabeth Snead, USA TODAY, 12/31).




