JCPenney USA Olympics 1979 vintage 3 stripes sneaker ad

Nope, not adidas. Here’s a 1979 vintage three stripes sneaker ad by JCPenney for their U.S.A. Olympics model sneakers.

Ad info is below:

The shoe built to take this pounding mile after mile.

Every time you run a mile you pound each-foot down about a thousand times. Each one of those footfalls exerts up to 500 pounds of force. You're looking at the shoe built to take that kind of pressure, and a lot more. New U.S.A. Olympics'." They're built to take the pounding. Cushion the shock, and provide the comfort. Stride after stride. Mile after mile.

At the affordable low price of $17.99. An time you buy a pair JCPenney tribute 50¢ to the U.S. Olympic Committee. U.S.A. Olympics': available at JCPenney or through the catalog jogging, tennis, and basketball For men, worn boys. The shoes take it.

INTRODUCING U.S.A. OLYMPICS

THE SHOE BUILT TO TAKE IT.

Only at JCPenney

JcPenney 1980 USA Olympics vintage sneaker ad

Here's a 1980 vintage advertisement for the JCPenney USA Olympics running shoes. #Saw themed for Halloween. 👟⚙️😲 And look at that - we're back to adidas-ish 3 stripes again.

​Ad info is below:

Before you spend $30 on a jogging shoe, get the inside story. 

When JCPenney developed their U.S.A. Olympics jogging shoe, they made sure it was built with the quality and workmanship you'd find in shoes costing $30. With features like an inner sole built to absorb shock. A padded tongue. Stylish leather and nylon uppers. Things you'd find in $30 joggers.

And one thing you wouldn't expect. The price. U.S.A. Olympics cost only $21.99. And for every pair of U.S.A. Olympics

purchased, JCPenney contributes 50¢ to the U.S. Olympic Committee. U.S.A. Olympics pics. The Jogger. Only $21.99 and only at JCPenney. 

A great run for your money. Only at JCPenney. 

Prices higher in Alaska. Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Available at most JCPenney stores and through the catalog.

1981 JCPenney USA Olympics sneaker advertisement

JC Penney USA Olympics sneaker advertisement from 1981

You can check out the sneakers here. 👟👀

Quick! Which one is the $30 shoe?

None of them. They're all USA Olympics". And they're all under $20. With all the style, selection and attention to detail you thought you had to pay more for. Surprised that shoes that look this great cost so little? Wait until you see how well they're made. In styles for the whole family. Only at JCPenney.

Everytime you buy USA Olympics. JCPenney contributes 50¢ to the USA Olympic Committee. Prices slightly higher in Alaska. Hawaii, Puerto Rico. At most large JCPenney stores and through the catalog.

Men's and boys' jogger, $18

Men's and boys' nylon/suede basketball style oxford, $18

Canvas basketball shoes, Men's, 15.99 Boys', 14.99

Men's, women's tennis, $16

Women's jogging shoe, $18

Men's, women's lightweight athletic oxford, $18

JCPenney, you're my kind of shoe store.

JCPenney
1981, J. C. Penney Company. Inc.