One of Nike’s first sneakers was the Cortez —a design that Bowerman had been working on for years prior—that featured a ...

One of the more interesting ... created his own "GF-01" Air Force 1 lookalike sneaker, which incorporated a stylized "G" logo in place of the Swoosh. This led to Nike taking legal action against ...

One of the most important pre-Jordan designs is 1982's Nike Air Force 1, the brand's first basketball sneaker to use Air technology. Designed by Bruce Kilgore (who also designed the infamous Air ...