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 DT Max 96 Colorado Home
$170 • HM9236-001
Nike LeBron 22 Monopoly
$225 • FZ1099-100
Nike Calm Flip Flop Sea Glass (W)
$50 • FD4115-003
Nike Air Force 1 Low Be True To Her School Court Purple (W)
$125 • FJ1408-500
Nike Shark-A-Don Travis Scott Sail
Price TBD
Nike Flyknit Haven Sea Glass (W)
$120 • FD2148-002
Nike Air Force 1 Low Kobe Bryant Black
$150 • HV5122-001
Nike Air Foamposite One Metallic Red Bronze
$230 • FZ9902-900
Nike Air Zoom Drive SP NOCTA Black White
$164 • DX5854-001
Nike Cortez Nylon Bleached Aqua Vivid Sulfur
$100 • HF0118-300
Nike Dunk Low Next Nature Photon Dust
$130 • HF4299-001
Nike Air Max 1 SWDC Los Angeles (W)
$150 • FN6941-200
Nike Air Max Flyknit Venture Smokey Mauve (W)
$180 • FD2110-003
Nike GT Cut 3 CHBL
Price TBD • HF5702-170
Nike Zoom Vomero 5 Electric Green
$160 • CI1694-300
Nike Kobe 8 Protro Lakers Away
$190 • HF9550-001
Nike Air Force 1 Low White Aquarius Blue
$135
Nike Dunk High White Concord
$130 • DV0828-101
Nike Air Max 90 USA Grey
$130 • DM0029-005
Nike Air Max Sunder Highlighter Green
Price TBD
Nike Air Force 1 Low White Light Armory Blue (W)
$120 • HF0022-100
Nike KD 4 Aunt Pearl (2024)
$130 • HF9098-600