Kinney Shoes NBA 1970s Upside Down Swoosh vintage sneaker poster

JUNE 2023 UPDATE: We will be posting this pair of Kinney NBA sneakers and many other pairs of sneakers from the blog will be going up for auction on our eBay shop in the next week or two. Opening bid is .99 cents with no reserve and worldwide shipping. If you’re interested we will post on our Instagram once the auctions are up.

Here’s a cool old school poster from Kinney NBA. The Kinney Shoes NBA 1970s Upside Down Swoosh vintage sneaker poster is an iconic piece that captures the essence of sports culture in the 70s. The poster showcases several pairs of Kinney Shoes with a unique upside-down swoosh and 4 stripe logos alongside the official NBA logo. The sneakers themselves are a classic representation of the era, with bold colors and designs. Kinney considered themselves to be “The Great American Shoe Store” and was massive at the time but eventually faded and later went on to found Foot Locker. The poster artwork was made by Ray Caram of Milano Studios in Long Island, NY. If you’re interested in more Kinney history check out this vintage commercial here.

Kinney Shoes NBA's Ken Berry 1978 Vintage Sneaker Commercial

Here’s a strange 1978 vintage sneaker commercial for Kinney’s NBA line of 4 stripe sport shoes.

The original link is featured over at Indiana University.

Bob Wolf 1978-79 Sports Casuals vintage sneakers

We’re back with one more page out of the vintage Bob Wolf 1978-79 catalog. These 4 stripe sneakers have that caramel tobacco color that was popular in the late 70s and early 80s.

Catalog info is below:

SPORTS CASUALS
Bob Wolf's sport casual shoes are for kicking back and enjoying life. The relaxed look of suede goes with the relaxed fed of the pillow tongue, padded ankle collar and terry cloth inner sole. Thick gum rubber soles with rounded heel sections give long and comfortable wear.

SUPER PRO® SPORTS CASUAL SHOES
AP-904, brown suede with chocolate trim, AP-906, blue suede with white trim. Sizes. Boys 2 1/2-6, Men's 6 1/2-12, 13, 14. AP-908, maroon suede with white trim. Sizes: Men's 616-12, 13, 14.

CLEATED-MULTI SPORT Coaches and pbyers alike will appreciate these light weight shoes designed specifically for field sports. The cleated Super Pro® XL!. has all the benefits of the Xl!"^ running shoe coupled with hard rubber cleats. All XLs have padded ankle collars, pillow tongues and tricot linings. Super Pro® XL, SXL-494, black nylon and leather with yellow trim. Sizes: Boys 2 1/2-6, Men's 6 1/2-12, 13, 14. SC-409, black vinyl with white trim and hard rubber cleats. Sizes: Youth's 11-2 Boys 21h-6, Men's 61/2-12

*available for spring delivery

Hoop Stars: Sears The Winner by Converse 1975 Hoops Champs vintage sneaker ad

We’re celebrating the start of March Madness 2022 🏀 with this old school vintage ad for Sears The Winner by Converse from 1975. We’ve covered this line of 3 and 4 stripe Sears shoes throughout the blog and you can checkout a bunch of other old vintage ads here if you’re interested.

Ad info is below:

GET THE FEEL OF A WINNER

padded comfort all around

cushioned "shock-absorbers"

thick tough rubber soles

variety of colors, stripes, and solids

The Winner. Built CONVERSE® Just for Sears
At the Shoe Place

Low-cuts and high-tops. At larger Sears, Roebuck and Co. stores. And in the catalog.

Bob Wolf 78-79 four stripe vintage sneakers

Here’s another page out of the 1978-79 Bob Wolf vintage sneaker catalog for the 4 stripe Bob Wolf sneakers. We just posted a pair of men’s size 11 Bob Wolf vintage sneakers for sale over at our Rewind Running shop.

Bob Wolf 1978-1979 vintage sneaker catalog featuring the Super Pro XL

Here’s another page out of the Bob Wolf 1978-1979 vintage catalog featuring some waffle trainer looking sneakers a bunch of 4 stripe runners. We just posted a pair of vintage men’s size 11 Bob Wolf sneakers for sale over at our Rewind Running shop.

Catalog info is below:

RUNNING SHOES
Bob Wolf shoes for the dedicated runner are all equipped with padded ankle collars, pillow tongues, arch supports and all, except J-3616, are tricot lined. Super Pro® XL'sTM are Bob Wolfs finest running shoe. Important features which serious runners want are abrasion resistant donut soles, shock absorbing air-piston heels and blister free inner soles. Ladies XL'siu are the same high quality shoe lasted to the women's foot and available in fashion coordinated colors.

SUPER PRO® XLT® SHOES
XL-64, blue with yellow trim. XL-94, black with yellow trim. Sizes: Boy's 4-6, Men's 61/2-12, 13, 14 15. XL-09, orange with black trim. Sizes: Boy's 5-6, Men's 61/2-12. XL-76 (ladies), light blue with dark trim. XL-73 (ladies"), beige with dark trim. Sizes: Ladies 4-10.

Super Pros® are Bob Wolf running shoes featuring high abrasion, gum rubber shoes.

SUPER PRO® SHOES
J-3616, white leather body, nylon mesh uppers, blue suede trim. Sizes: Boys 21/2-6, Men's 61/2-12, 13, 14. J-0216, blue nylon and leather with white trim. J-0213: beige nylon and leather with dark trim. Sizes: Boys 21/2-6, Men's 61/2-12.

*available for spring delivery

Volume and Payless Shoes 1978 vintage commercial featuring 4 stripe Pro Wings runners

This is from back in the day when shoe ads were mini musicals. Wait for it…. wait for it….16 seconds in to get to the 4 stripe Pro Wings sneakers.

The same ad was used for Payless Shoes in Texas

FASTRAK Flex-26W 1979 vintage running shoes ad

Fastrak started out with some similar-to-adidas 3 stripe logo sneakers but eventually added the 4th stripe. This brand always delivered with trippy retro advertising… like this man running in the sky. The ad below is for the women’s version of the Flex-26.

Ad info is below:

A lot of running shoes fit a woman's feet.

IntroducIng Flex-26W. By Fastrak.

The premise: A woman is more than just a smaller-sized man. The result: Flex-26W. A shoe made on a last made just for you, the American woman..

The last takes into consideration the biodynamics of your lower center of gravity, your special skeletal curvature .. your woman's body. Then shapes the shoe accordingly, under approval of Dr. Lowell Scott Weil, the widely known sports podiatrist and podiatric surgeon, and supervisor of our Sports Advisory Staff.

Flex-26W understands: If you want a shoe that really fits a woman's foot, you've got to realize she is a woman ... from head to toe. See the Flex-26W and other Fastrak styles at your nearby Fastrak dealer.

FASTRAK'S NEW

FLEX-26W

This one's made to fit your body.

THE RUNNING SHOE MADE TO FIT A WOMAN'S BODY.

FASTRAK
ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR

National Headquarters: 2400 Greenleaf Ave., Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 312/593-6050.

Sears 1977 Catalog featuring The Winner II four stripe runners

This is not an advertisement but instead from the 1977 Sears Fall catalog. It features Sears ‘The Winner II’ casuals, some SL72-ish four stripe runners similar to what Dale Earnhardt Sr. used to wear and some Diadora-ish looking sneakers.

Catalog info is below:

ATHLETIC SHOES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY

The WINNER II . . imported sports shoe

SO WELL CONSTRUCTED IT’S WORTH TAKING a closer look

Treaded sole for great traction

High-rise sole protect counter and toe against wear

Built-up arch area for firm support

Lined, padded tongue, sueded split-leather eyelet band

Padded topline for comfort
Vinyl uppers

Nylon Uppers

Durable sueded split-leather uppers

Kinney NBA 1970s 4 stripe vintage sneakers

Here’s a retro sneaker ad from the 1970s for Kinney’s partnership with the National Basketball Association line of sneakers featuring 4 adidas style stripes.. Kinney’s NBA line of sneakers were known for knocking off bigger brands, like adidas’ SL72 & 76 model runners, and also infamously featured an upside down Nike style swoosh. We posted a pair of those for sale here.

The strangest part about this advertisement is that the Kinney sponsor in this ad appears to be wearing PONY shoes.

Similar to the logo to these PONY shoes….

Image credit to pony.com

Ad info is below:

PRESENTING THE WINNING TEAM KINNEY NBA'S!

Pick a winner! Pick a pair of Kinney NBA's! For every sport: running, tennis, baseball, basketball, soccer. And for every member of the family. Kinney NBA's are everything the high-priced athletic shoes are. Without the high price. Kinney NBA's offer full arch support, reinforced stress points, wrap-around heel and toe protection, padded tongue and heel. Join the winning team. Come! Win with us!

Kinney
The Great American Shoe Store®

Kinney NBA 1977 SL72 and SL76 style vintage sneakers

Here’s a 1977 vintage sneaker ad for the Kinney NBA runners. Kinney is now defunct but was a shoe store that was in shopping malls throughout the 70s and 80s. For awhile there Kinney was openly bootlegging the logos of sneakers made by bigger brands, including the Nike upside down swoosh shoes and Adidas-esque 4 stripers. This NBA sneaker basically merged the design elements of the Adidas SL72 with the D-Ring lace holder of the SL76 and threw on a heel wrap on the back.

Ad info is below:

THE KINNEY NBA
One action shoe that covers all the ground

• Easy breathing wide mesh gold nylon knit.
• Suede reinforcements at key stress points.
• Wrap-around rubber heel and toe protection.
• Ground gripper ribbed rubber sole.
• Fast tightening speed laces.
• Reinforced heel padding to protect achilles tendon.
• Full arch support.
• Extra thick heel wedge for extra comfort.
• Nylon foam padded tongue.
• A trimmed down, dynamite price tag!

Boys' sizes 3 to 6. Just $16.99 Men's sizes 61/2 to 13. $18.99 If you're a serious runner, a little leaguer, or the jock on the block, this is probably the best all around shoe value you can team up with. And it's only one of Kinney's great action collection of NBA sport shoes for everyone.

Kinney
The Great American Shoe Store

Kinney 1977 4 stripe NBA sneakers compared with Adidas SL72 and SL76

Vintage AAU shoes "Shuperstar" 4 stripe vintage sneaker ad from 1977

Here’s an old vintage comic book super hero ad from AAU shoes. This 1977 super hero vs villain advertisement is for their "Shuperstar" 4 stripe vintage sneaker model.

If you want to check out more on AAU sneakers we’ve posted more vintage ads here and a pair of upside down swoosh AAU sneakers here.

Bob Wolf Super Pro 1977 vintage sneaker catalog

Here’s an old school 1977 vintage sneaker catalog for Bob Wolf Super Pro brand sneakers. Four stripes and strong adidas Country OG vibes going on here.

For more info on Bob Wolf you can see a pair of them here and some other of their vintage ads and another catalog here, here, and here.

Catalog info is below:

JOGGING SUPER PRO'S
J1016 Smooth Leather Jogger. Blue Stripes. Pure Gum Outsole. Terry Cloth Cushioned Insole. Padded Heel Counter and Collar. Comfort Nylon Quilted Tongue. Sizes: 21/2-6, 61/2-14.

J1136 Suede Jogger. Blue with White Stripes. Pure Gum Outsole. Terry Cloth Cushioned Insole. Padded Heel Counter and Collar. Comfort Nylon Quilted Tongue. Sizes: 61/2-14.

J1036 Blue Nylon and Suede Upper, White "Wing" Trim. Tricot Backed Upper. Padded Collar Padded Tongue Extended Heel Counter. Pure Gum Sole extended on back of counter for com-fort, support and that wayout look. 12MM Midsole from heel to toe to absorb shock, minimize fatigue. Arch Support.

J1035 Same as J1036 except color is Red.

J1034 Same as J1036 except color is Gold with Black Wing.

NOT PICTURED

J56 Mens Blue Nylon and Leather Upper. White "Wing" Trim. Full length Midsole and Heel Wedge.

Specially compounded Outsole with "wrap-around" effect at Heel Counter.
Extended Heel Counter.
Strips of Leather at Coboid Area to give added strength to Heavy Duty Nylon.

Heavily padded Terry Cloth Insole. Tricot lined upper. Padded Collar and Tongue. Sizes: Boys 5-6, Mens 61/2-91/2.

Catalog page 2:

JOGGING SUPER PRO'S
J1219 Vinyl Upper Jogger. Black Stripes and Trim. Pure Gum Outsole. Terry Cloth Cushioned Outsole. Padded Heel Counter and Collar. Comfort Nylon Quilted Tongue. Sizes: Youths 11-2, Boys 21/2-6, Mens 61/2-14.

AP908 Maroon Suede All Purpose Action Sole. Padded Heel Counter and Collar. Terry Cloth Cushioned Insole. Comfort Nylon Quilted Tongue. Sizes: 61/2-14.

AP906 Same as Above Except in Blue. Sizes: 21/2-6, 61/2-14.

J1017 Smooth Leather Jogger. Green Stripes. Pure Goon Outsole. Terry Cloth Cushioned Insole. Padded Heel Counter and Collar. Comfort Nylon Quilted Tongue. Sizes: 61/2-14.

SPECIAL LOW PRICE
J1025 White Smooth Leather Upper, Two Red Stripes, Full Length Midsole and Heel Wedge to Absorb Shock, Midsole same Color as Stripes, Padded Collar, Pad-ded Tongue, Extended and Padded Heel Counter, Pure Gum Sole "Wrap Around Counter" Effect, Terry Cloth Insole Cushioned with Arch Support.

J1026 Same as J1025 with 2 Blue Stripes.

J1027 Same as J1025 with 2 Green Stripes. Sizes: Boys 21/2-6, Mens 61/2-14-15.

T11 White Lightweight Canvas Upper, 4 Black Stripes. Padded Insole to absorb shock. Waffled Outsole to give necessary traction. Excellent shoe for the distance runner or jogging. Sizes: Boys 21/2-6, Mens 61/2-12.