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Episode 6 – “Give Me Two Pair”

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White on Whites, Flaves, Go Getta’s, Uptowns, Forces, 1’s- call them what you will, the Nike Air Force 1’s are one of a kind. A shoe that has had nearly no advertising, but is undoubtedly one of the most profitable and recognizable athletic shoes of all times. A shoe of many firsts for Nike and shoe culture in general, Air Force 1’s were changing the sneaker game years before Air Jordans would. Still going strong after 35 years on the market, learn all about the origins of the first basketball shoes with air in the heel, that most have forgotten were ever basketball shoes at all.

Original Air Force 1 ad from 1982
The “Original 6”, or “Chosen 1’s”, first NBA players to use and advertise the Air Force 1’s- Michael Cooper, Moses Malone, Jamaal Wilkes, Mychal Thompson, Bobby Jones, Calvin Natt
Original iteration of Nike Air Force 1
Nelly’s 2002 “Air Force 1s”
2007 Air Force 1 25th anniversary ad, reminiscent of the “Original 6” ad
A smattering of different Air Force 1s

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