2006-09-07 14:46:30 · 7 answers · asked by isx650 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
First to have sneakers with their name on them
2006-09-07 14:47:22 · update #1
Walt "Clyde" Frazer- Puma low tops were called "clydes".
My brother wore clydes back in 1975
The question wasn't "who started the signature shoe craze".
And I ain't your homie.
2006-09-07 14:51:42 · answer #1 · answered by phoephus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chuck Taylor. He wasn't a star player, but he had the 1st successful shoe deal with Converse. The Chuck Taylor or All-Star has sold 600 million pairs and is the most successful basketball shoe in history. Even the Jordan Brand hasn't been nearly as successful. Nike bought Converse after filing for bankruptcy in 2001. Dwyane Wade, Kirk Hinrich, Jameer Nelson, and Chris Bosh are the main NBAer's who endorse the brand.
2006-09-08 03:04:24 · answer #2 · answered by phoenixmg2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess Puma signed a deal with Walt Frazier back in the seventies
2006-09-08 08:36:08 · answer #3 · answered by mj23 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1937 Irwing brown got a free pair of shoes from hush puppies
2006-09-07 21:56:43 · answer #4 · answered by acid tongue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Micheal Jordan - he was the first for everything. He... invented the NBA. And the Shoe... And the basketball.
2006-09-07 21:51:55 · answer #5 · answered by It finally happened! 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Walt "Clyde" Frazier used to wear PUMA's, but he didn't have a shoe named after him.
Kareem Abdul -Jabbar started the signature shoe craze in 1978
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2006-09-07 21:50:50 · answer #6 · answered by Juan Love 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nike bought Converse?
No wonder their designs suck now.
2006-09-08 10:42:49 · answer #7 · answered by Saffren 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋