Hoop Stars: New Balance Pride 991 Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneakers from 1984

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.

NB

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PRIDE 991

Available in sizes 6-17.

1984 New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.

Hoop Stars: Reebok 'The Pump' 1990 Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneakers

Here’s a couple of vintage ads from 1990 for Reebok’s “The Pump” sneakers.

Ad info is below:

No Two Feet Are Alike.

Not Even Your Own.

And another one featuring other Pump models…

Hoop Stars: Puma 'Cats' Fit to be untied 1988 Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneakers

Here’s a 1988 ad for Puma’s ‘Cats’ basketball high tops.

Ad info is below:

Fit to be untied.

Cats from Puma. All leather high-top basketball shoes in five wild colors. I hey/re on the loose now at your favorite store.

A message from Parents Again Loose Laces: For goodness sake, tie your shoes before you fall flat on your face.

PUMA

Hoop Stars: LA Gear Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1989 Fire Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneakers

This 1989 print ad features Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sporting LA Gear’s ‘Fire’ Basketball High Top Sneakers.

Ad info is below:

Performance shoes so hot they’re on Fire 🔥

Available at Foot Locker

WE WILL ROCK YOU!

L.A. GEAR

PERFORMANCE FASHION FOOTWEAR

Hoop Stars: Reebok Jam Series 1990 Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneakers

Here’s a 1990 vintage ad for the Reebok The Reverse Jam and The Thunder Jam model basketball high tops.

Ad info is below:

Reebok Jam Series.

(Broom and dustpan not included.)

The Reverse Jam. Built with high-flying Hexalite-technology for maximum cushioning and minimum weight. The Thunder Jam. Built to take a pounding. Great protection for your ankles. Serious damage for your opponents. Now go clean up.

Reebok

Hoop Stars: New Balance 740 and 785 LA Lakers James Worthy 1986 Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneakers

Here’s an old New Balance ad from 1986 for the 740 and 785 basketball shoes featuring LA Lakers star James Worthy.

Ad info is below:

When you're going coast-to-coast.

Go the way James Worthy of the L.A. Lakers goes, in a pair of the shoes he helped design—the Worthy Express, by New Balance. With features like its light cushiony EVA midsole and stabilizing Flextended saddle, this shoe gives James all the support he needs for his furious fast breaks. So take a trip with James and New Balance. Take the Worthy Express.

740

785

THE Worthy Express

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Hoop Stars: Converse Fastbreak Isiah Thomas 1984 Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneakers

Here’s a 1984 vintage ad for the Converse Fastbreak basketball shoes featuring Isiah Thomas.

Ad info is below:

A LIGHTWEIGHT FOR THE HEAVYWEIGHT.

The Converse Fastbreak. It’s easy to see why top pros like Isiah Thomas wear it. It's designed with a super lightweight nylon/leather upper that has the kind of support you'll find in full leather uppers. But it weighs a lot less. Plus, we designed the Converse Fastbreak the way we design all our athletic shoes. By working with top athletes and coming up with improved biomechanical designs to satisfy their needs. Which is the reason a shoe as light as the Converse Fastbreak carries so much weight with the pros.

©1984 Converse Inc.

CONVERSE

Reach for the stars. Reach for Converse.
The Official Athletic Shoe of the 1984 Olympic Games.

Hoop Stars: Asics Tiger 1981 Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneakers print ad

Here’s another old school vintage ad for Asics Tiger from 1981 for their Discovery and Meridian basketball high tops and a couple of other models.

Ad info is below:

Comfort is the name of the game.

No matter what sport you're into, get into Tiger for the utmost in comfort and quality.

BASKETBALL

DISCOVERY: The top gun in ankle support and stability.

MERIDIAN: Fast break comfort.

FITNESS

AMADEUS HI: Added support, added stability, added comfort.

AMADEUS LOW: Work out in classic comfort.

TENNIS

PIVOT II: Affordable comfort, set after set.

ASICS TIGER Born to perform.

For technical information about Tiger's complete line of shoes, write to ASICS Tiger Corp., 3030 South ASICS TIGER, Susan St., Santa Ana, CA 92704.

Hoop Stars: Fila 1986 Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneaker print ad

Here’s a 1986 vintage ad for Fila featuring their basketball high tops and a couple of other models.

Ad info is below:

FUNCTIONAL…

FASHIONABLE…

FORMIDABLE…

FILA ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR

Hoop Stars: Pro-Keds 1975 NBA Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneakers featuring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Here’s an old school vintage 1975 Pro-Keds basketball shoe high top sneaker ad featuring NBA stars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Nate Archibald, Bob Love, Lou Hudson and Jo Jo White.

Ad info is below:

PRO-KEDS
All-Pros

LOU HUDSON "I play better in a comfortable shoe, that's why I've worn PRO-Keds for the last 6 years."

KAREEM ABDULJABBAR "PRO-Keds are lightweight and hate great traction, they enable me to cut and pivot without feeling restricted."

JO JO WHITE "PRO-Keds are a light shoe, but at the same time I feel l've got something on my feet to protect them."

BOB LOVE `PRO-Keds are the only shoes I've ever worn. They're orally comfortable, they feel like they're a part of my feet."

NATE ARCHIBALD "PRO-Keds fit snug to the feet and feel more comfortable \ than other shoes, and the more comfortable the shoes are the better I play."

"We challenge any other shoe. Anytime. Anywhere.”

Hoop Stars: Kangaroos 1982 Quantum Leap Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneakers

Here’s a 1982 vintage advertisement for the Kangaroos “Full Court” Basketball Shoes High Top Sneakers.

Ad info is below:

QUANTUM LEAP

The ultimate basketball shoe. “Full Court”

• New extra protection toe guard.

• “Rear Guard” tendon protector.

• “ROOS Torque Control” Bar.

• Quadra-Lacing System.

• Padded ventilated tongue.

• Concertina eyelet lacing.

• Shock-absorbing insole and arch support.

• All sizes to men’s 17.

Get the jump on opponents.

World’s Only Shoes With Pockets.

KangaROOS

Hoop Stars: LA Gear 1990 Akeem Olajuwon 'Unstoppable' Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneakers

Here’s another old school LA Gear vintage basketball sneaker ad from 1990 featuring Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon.

Ad info is below:

Akeem Olajuwon
UNSTOPPABLE

STAR PLAYER

FIRE HIGH

K. ABDUL JABBAR

POWER SLAMMER HIGH

COURT FIRE

POWER TONER

MUSCLE LOW

MUSCLE HIGH

SKY FIRE HIGH

BREAKERS HIGH

FIRE RUNNER

MVP-1

B-424

BREAKERS LOW

K. ABDUL JABBAR 3/4

L.A. GEAR

Hoop Stars: Converse All-Stars 1975 Basketball Shoes Vintage Sneakers Print Ad

Here’s a 1975 vintage print advertisement for the Converse All-Stars 1975 basketball shoes which were selected by Team USA for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.

Ad info is below:

We’ve put our basketball shoes on the line in every Olympic year since 1936.

Converse All Stars.

They color the action.

Berlin 1936,
London 1948,
Helsinki 1952,
Melbourne 1956,
Rome 1960,
Tokyo 1964,
Mexico City 1968,
Munich 1972.

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an Eltra company

Selected again for use by the U.S. team for the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal

Hoop Stars: Puma Hoop Hoop Hooray 1987 Sensation Basketball Shoes Vintage High Top Sneakers

Here’s a vintage ad for Puma’s 1987 ‘Sensation’ old school basketball high top sneakers.

Ad info is below:

Hoop hoop hooray.

Puma’s new Sensation. On court, it’s causing one.

PUMA
Our word for quality.

Hoop Stars: PONY Spud Webb Basketball Shoes 1987 High Top Vintage Sneakers

Here’s a 1987 vintage PONY shoes ad featuring 1986 Slam Dunk Champion Spud Webb. You can check out some of Spud’s dunks here.

Ad info is below:

PONY

Spud Webb

THE OFFICIAL SHOE OF THE 5’ 7” GUY EVERYONE LOOKS UP TO.

Hoop Stars: James Worthy LA Lakers Vintage 1987 and 88 New Balance High Top Shoes Basketball Sneakers

Here’s a couple of vintage ads from 1987 and 1988 for James Worthy’s New Balance basketball high top sneakers. The models featured in this ad are the P600, P700 and P800.

Ad info is below:

THE INCREDIBLE DRIVING MACHINE.

P600 P700 P800

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Worthy Express

And another similar ad from 1988.

Ad info is below:

NO WONDER HE WAS MVP OF THE FINALS.

LOOK WHAT HE DRIVES IN.

P600 P700 P800

NB
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Worthy Express

Hoop Stars: Brooks The Transition 1983 Vintage High Top Shoes Basketball Sneakers

Brooks is known for running but in the 1980’s they put together a legit group of high tops. This ad is for ‘The Transition’ model retro high tops from 1983 featuring an ankle support system called ‘feetbelts.’

Ad info is below:

Fasten your feetbelts.

The Transition's feetbelt system wraps your ankles for support and protection.

The higher you fly and the harder you play, the more your feet need feetbelts. The ultimate support system that pro-tects your ankles with two self-adhesive straps on the outside. Plus two reinforced nylon bands on the inside.

Together they act just like a trainer's tape.

Feetbelts aren't just a showy sub-stitute for lacing. They're an integral part of the new Brooks 'Transition. A shoe created to cope with today's harder run-ning, higher jumping player. A lightweight shoe with a more flex-ible sole and incredible gripping power. On wood, on asphalt, or whatever surface you play on.

A tougher shoe with a rugged leather upper that supports your foot at all the key stress points. In short, a shoe that plays the game the way you play the game. To win. So make the transition and fasten your feetbelts. For smoother take-offs, safer. landings.

Ask for the new Brooks 'fransition wherever the best athletic footwear is sold.

The Transition

BROOKS

High performance from the ground up.

Hoop Stars: Asics Tiger The Meridian 1986 Vintage High Top Shoes Basketball Sneakers

Here’s an old school ad for the Asics Tiger ‘The Meridian’ model basketball high tops.

Ad info is below:

WE’VE GONE THROUGH HOOPS TO BRING YOU THIS SHOE.

THE MERIDIAN

We slipped. We slid. We came up with a molded heel cup for stability. Then we got a real jump on the competition with a one piece EVA midsole. All to bring you durability and comfort that stands up in court.

BORN TO PERFORM.

ASICS TIGER

For more information write: ASICS TIGER CORP., 3030 S. Susan Street, Santa Ana, CA 92704

Hoop Stars: Converse StarTech Dr. J vintage 1984 High Top Shoes Basketball Sneakers

Here’s a cool old ad for Converse featuring Dr. J’s 1984 StarTech model basketball high tops.

Ad info is below:

JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED.

The new Converse StarTech. It's biomechanically designed to have what one of the hardest-playing pros needs most— unyielding protection and long-lasting construction. Converse's uni-saddle design has extra lateral support for safer side-to-side moves and ankle-twisting pivots. The advanced shell sole and All Step insole have super shock absorption for jumping on rebounds and going up for high-flying slam dunks. Plus, it's designed the way we design all our athletic shoes. By working with top athletes and coming up with improved biomechanical designs to satisfy their needs. That's why Dr. J wouldn't even think of taking the court before taking two Converse StarTechs for his feet.

The Converse Star Tech mid-cut

CONVERSE
Reach for the stars. Reach for Converse.
1984 Converse Inc. The Official Athletic Shoe of the 1984 Olympic Games.

Hoop Stars: Rick Barry Adidas Top Ten 1979 Vintage High Top Shoes Basketball Sneaker ad

Today we’ve got an old school 1979 vintage advertisement for the adidas ‘Top 10’ high tops. These sneakers were one of the first pairs of basketball related shoes to move away from plimsolls. Here’s a little history from Esquire:

“starting in the late 1970s with the Adidas Top Ten, players, trainers, and sneaker makers all began to assume that a high-top was an essential tool of high-level basketball, primarily for reasons of ankle support.”

This ad features basketball Hall of Famer Rick Barry who is considered one of the top 50 greatest players in NBA history.

Ad info is below:

Rick Barry, Inventor.

When Rick Barry helped us create the adidas Top Ten basketball shoe, he knew it would have the severest critics of all: the U.S. "Top Ten" players. Rick pressed for every advantage. He insisted we develop the upper with a special Foreflex' cut that lets the foot flex easily and in the correct position. And had us add an Ankle Saver"' support system for increased protection. He had us remove a semi-circle from the heel-counter to prevent heel irritation. He watched as we perforated the toe area to ensure proper ventilation. And he demanded we build the deep herring-bone sole with a turning disc and a serrated edge for softness, traction and flex. Then Rick tested our adidas Top Ten on the "Top Ten". They all gave it their seal of approval. Now all we need is yours.

The adidas Top Ten is worn by "Top Ten" players Doug Collins, Marques Johnson, Kermit Washington, Adrian Dantley, Bob Lanier, Bobby Jones, Billy Knight, Sidney Wicks, Mitch Kupchak and Kevin Grevey.

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