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Here’s a vintage ad for the New Balance 991 model basketball shoes. These vintage high top sneakers are from 1984.

Ad info is below:

You won't get this many points in any other shoe.

The New Balance 991's have more technological features than any other basketball shoe. Point being you can put more points on the board when you play in a pair of 991's.

• The only midsole on the market made of lightweight poly-urethane.

• Motion Control Device helps prevent ankle injury

• Flextended Saddle for lateral support.

• Speed lacing creates sock-like fit.

• Ankle Flex Notch and action collar together allow full range of motion.

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PRIDE 991

Available in sizes 6-17.

1984 New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.

Today we’ve got a 1978 vintage The Athlete’s Foot ‘Running Mates’ ad for the New Balance 320 road training shoes. This original vintage New Balance & The Athlete’s Foot print ad is available at our web store Rewind Running.

Ad info is below:

Running Mates
New for men and women from New Balance at The Athlete’s Foot stores.

Now — both men and women runners can enjoy all the new improvements of New Balance's 320 road training shoes. Fuller, boxier toes. One-piece uppers. Padded tongues and foam-backed heel cups. Both feature full-width size and arch-support saddle. The women's W320 is built on a special woman's athletic combination last for a snug, narrower fit. Another winner .. . New Balance's Trail W355 for women (pictured right). The perfect mate for the men's Trail 355 — the road training shoe you can also wear for trail and cross country. et the trained specialists at THE ATHLETE'S FOOT stores fit you in the shoes you need for your special needs. No one knows the athlete's foot like THE ATHLETE'S FOOT.

M320 -Men, W320 -Women, Royal Blue/White - nylon uppers

New Balance Running Mates 1978 vintage ad featuring the 320 road training sneakers @ The Deffest