Here’s an old school ad from 1967 for the TG-4 nylon Marathon shoe by Tiger. This ad is from way back when Nike co-founder was Tiger’s main distributor in the United States and probably the only time that he ever sold a sneaker donning a 3 striped logo.
This original print in a 1967 Track and Field News magazine is available over at RewindRunning.com.
Ad info is below:
Thousands of feet of distance runners are stamping out a …
TRACK SHOE REVOLUTION
Proving with the fastest marathon clocking ever, and two NCAA College Division Cross Country Championships in the last two years; that:
THE BEST SHOES ARE NOT EXPENSIVE THE BEST SHOES ARE SCIENTIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES THE BEST SHOES ARE
Tiger
THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THE TIGER REVOLUTIONISTS:
TG-4 NYLON MARATHON SHOE
New nylon upper makes this shoe 30 grams lighter, much more comfortable, and considerably improved in all ways over the old model which drew these quotes:
"The niftiest racing shoe to ever come along."
"Absolutely the best racing shoe I've ever worn."
"The finest road-racing shoe in the world."
For complete catalog write to:
BLUE RIBBON SPORTS
(Exclusive U. S. Tiger Distributors) 3107 PICO BLVD., SUITE A SANTA MONICA, CALIF. 90405 (213) 393-1025
