Nike Release Dates
Nike was founded on May 30th, 1971 by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman. It originally started off as Blue Ribbon Sports on January 25th, 1964. Originating in Oregon, the company draws its name from the Greek goddess of victory.
The iconic Swoosh logo was designed by Carolyn Davidson and was first used by Nike on June 18, 1971. It was featured on Nike’s first running sneaker, the Waffle Racer aka the “Moon Shoe.” The original waffle sole design was created by Bill Bowerman using a regular waffle iron for the mold. Its follow-up silhouette, the Nike Cortez debuted a year later, in 1972, and is one of the most iconic sneakers of all-time. It was even immortalized in the film Forrest Gump as the character wears the sneaker during his multiple cross-country runs in the USA.
Nike debuted its first basketball sneaker, the Nike Blazer in 1973. The iconic Nike Air Force 1 followed in 1982 and also introduced the first six basketball-sponsored athletes wearing the sneaker on-court in the NBA. Those players are: Moses Malone, Mychal Thompson, Michael Cooper, Jamal Wilkes, Bobby Jones and Calvin Natt. Since its inception, the Air Force 1 has become one of the most popular sneakers of all-time, with its all-white and all-black iterations serving as mainstay staples for everyday use.
The Swoosh has been the home to various athletes from all sports genres throughout the years, launching the careers of Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Paul Rodriguez, Mike Trout, Ken Griffey Jr. and Deion Sanders to name a few. Other athletes that have had their own signature sneakers at Nike include Kobe Bryant, Eric Koston, Penny Hardaway, Scottie Pippen, Bo Jackson and countless others.
Nike Air Force 1 Low Retro Ivory Snake
$150 • AO1635-100
Nike Dunk Low Next Nature Football Grey (W)
$120 • FN6345-100
Nike Dunk Low SP Veneer
$100 • DA1469-200
Nike ISPA Universal Natural Black
$80 • DM0886-103
Nike Zoom Freak 5 Ode To Your First Love
$140 • DX4985-402
Nike Dunk Low Knicks
$115 • DV0833-800
Nike Air Max 2 CB 94 Black Gym Red
$170 • FN6248-001
Nike Air Force 1 Low Kobe Bryant
$145 • FZ1151-100
Nike Ja 1 Night
$110 • FQ4796-001
Nike Air Footscape Woven Phantom Light Bone
$160 • FZ0405-001
Nike Terminator Low Aquarius Blue Coconut Milk
$120 • HF4834-407
Nike Air Force 1 Low Evo Team Royal
$145 • HF3630-400
Nike Kobe 8 Protro Mambacita
$190 • FV6325-100
Nike Mac Attack Better With Age
$135 • HF4317-133
Nike Dunk Low Premium NN Light Bone Platinum Violet (W)
$120 • FN6345-001
Nike Air Huarache 20Y24 Patta Black
$160 • FJ4201-001
Nike Dunk Low Ultraman (2024)
$135 • FQ6965-600
Nike Air Max DN Black Metallic Grey
$160 • DV3337-006
Nike GT Hustle 2 Victor Wembanyama PE
$170 • FZ7309-900
Nike Air Max DN Particle Grey
$160 • DV3337-004
Nike Dunk Low Cool Drip (GS)
$100 • HF4797-474
Nike Cortez Forrest Gump (2024)
$110 • FZ1347-100