Here’s a 1978 vintage commercial by Kinney Shoe Stores for their upside down swoosh and 4 stripe NBA branded sneakers. Kinney eventually went on to become the founder of what today is known as Foot Locker.
Foot Locker 1981 vintage sneaker ad featuring Adidas, Nike, Saucony, New Balance, Brooks, and Etonic
Here’s a 1981 Foot Locker vintage sneaker advertisement featuring various old school runners and mentions Adidas, Nike, Saucony, Puma, New Balance, Brooks, Etonic, Reebok, and Tiger.
The models featured below are the:
adidas TRX Trainer and Lady Orion
Nike Columbia, Yankee and Internationalist
Saucony Jazz
New Balance 430, 660 and 720
Brooks Hugger G.T.
Etonic Stabilizer
Ad info is below:
Start. Stride. Kick. Second wind. Peak. Win! Run when it counts. For your favorite big-name running shoes, walk into Foot Locker. Our athletic shoe experts can fit you in Adidas, Nike, Saucony, Puma, New Balance, Brooks, Etonic, Reebok, Tiger, and more. Because whatever your distance, we take it as seriously as you do.
Foot Locker 1979 vintage sneaker ad featuring Nike, Adidas, Puma, Saucony, Converse, Tiger, Etonic, New Balance and Brooks
Here’s a 1979 vintage Foot Locker ad featuring old school running shoes from Nike, Adidas, Puma, Saucony, Converse, Tiger, Etonic, New Balance and Brooks.
Ad info is below:
as seriously as you take running
At Foot Locker, we have the perfect shoes for people who run. Both for men people. And for women people. Because we not only carry the most complete line of men's running shoes in America. We also carry the most complete about every size. women's running shoe collection. In stock. Some are shown below, many Right now. more aren't shown. We even have accessories and But we have them. Every major style from every major manufacturer. In just about every size. In stock. Right now. We even have accessories and clothing. We have it all. All under one roof.
Adidas TRX Comp, Converse World Class Trainer II, Brooks Vantage Supreme, Adidas Lady Dragon, Nike LDV, Brooks Lady Vantage, Tiger Corsair, Etonic Womens Street Fighter, Puma Womens Easy Rider, Adidas Orion, Nike Tailwind, Saucony 1980 Trainer, Nike Lady Waffle Trainer, New Balance 320
Foot Locker
America’s most complete athletic Footwear store.
Foot locker ad featuring various vintage sneaker models
Here's a 1980 ad from Foot Locker featuring a whole bunch of old school models from various brands. Shown in the ad are the New Balance 420, women’s Nike Yankee, adidas TRX trainer, Brooks women’s Super Villanova, Saucony Jazz, women’s Etonic Stabilizer, Nike Daybreak, Puma Power Cat, women’s Adidas Orion, Etonic Road Worker, Nike Yankee, Spalding Ultra Flex, New Balance women’s 420, Reebok Shadow, and Brooks Nighthawk.
Lynx by Foot Locker vintage sneaker ad
Here’s the second Foot Locker Lynx brand sneaker ad, the last time was an ad from 1985 when the Lynx was on the loose.
Not much to say on the sneakers above except to add a quick fact: Did you know that a Lynx is faster than a Puma but a Tiger is faster than both of them? The average top speed of a Puma is 45 kph, (28 mph) and for a Lynx it is 80 kph, (50 mph) while a tiger is 96 kph, (60 mph). 🏃♂️🐅
Ad info is below:
THE MISSING LYNX.
Athletic shoes have gone to extremes. Either you pay dearly for a big name or you settle for second rate knockoffs. But you've wised up. You're learning that a hot label doesn't always mean a great shoe. Now you're looking for quality that translates into real value. And here's where you'll find it. Ina line of athletic shoes for adults and children. Exercise, court and running shoes that will match excellence with any top brand. Lynx builds in the best of the best features, and leaves off the un-needed frills. You'll find them at Foot Locker side by side with Nike, Reebok, Puma, Adidas and the rest. Compare them feature for feature, including the price. You'll find what's been missing. Lynx.
Lynx
Available at Foot Locker. America's Most Complete Athletic Footwear Store.
Lynx by Foot Locker 1985 vintage sneaker ad
Hot damn the Lynx is loose! 👟🐆👀🔥 Lynx sneakers were put out by Footlocker back in the day and this ad is from 1985.
The Lynx is loose.
Catch it at Foot Locker.
Lynx GRS 1. Fast. Agile. Aggressive. Ready to challenge any adversary. The newest name in high performance footwear. A major leap forward for the serious male and female runner. Look at the anatomy. Long lasting suede and nylon mesh uppers. Unique heel counter stabilizer adds rear foot stability, and notched, padded :ollar gives extra protection for the Achilles tendon. New compressed EVA midsole delivers greater 'shock dispersion and flexibility. And Lynx introduces a totally new concept in outsole design that disperses shock like never before. GRS 1 incorporates every state of the art feature designed to make it one of the greatest long distance training shoes ever to hit the road.
And there's a line of Lynx styles right behind it for basketball, tennis and aerobics. What we haven't told you about Lynx is the price. We'll leave that news to the people at Foot Locker. They've got it first.
Lynx
Exclusive outsole pattern: dual density carbon rubber, multifaceted studs spread on impact for maximum shock dissipation
Foot Locker 1980 vintage sneaker ad
Here's a 1980 vintage Foot Locker sneaker ad featuring the Spalding Super Flite 🔥 sneaker. I posted another ad with Reggie Jackson rockin' the Super Flites here.
Run to Foot Locker before you dash off down the wrong path.
At Foot Locker, we'll make sure you get off on the right path with the proper shoes for your particular style of running.
Whether you're into jogging, track, cross-country—or just running around, everything's right at your feet at Foot Locker. We've got the biggest selection of the biggest names in men's and women's athletic shoes in America.
We've also got all the running accessories and clothing you'll need. That'll save you a lot of running around to different stores—so you can spend more time running where you want. Foot Locker. The run-away favorite.
Spalding Super Flite
Nike Tailwind
New Balance 620
Nike Tempest
Adidas Lady Orion
Saucony Hornet
Etonic Bonne Bell
Etonic Stabilizer
Nike Liberator
Nike Bermuda
Adidas Marathon 80
Nike Waffle Trainer II
Nike Daybreak
Adidas TRX Trainer
Brooks RT-1
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America’s most complete athletic footwear store.
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