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.”

Pro-Keds 1983 vintage sneakers ad featuring the Royal Court, Raceway II, Field King and Sky Hawk

Here’s a 1983 ad for Pro-Keds featuring their lineup of tennis, running golf and basketball shoes at the time.

Ad info is below:

SPORTS MEDICINE.

Performance shoes should do more than just look good and feel great. They should also protect you from injuries. And we build all our shoes to meet that requirement. Like our Royal Court tennis shoe, Raceway II running shoe, Field King turf shoe and our Sky Hawk basketball shoe. .....__

PRO-KEDS. WE COME TO PLAY.
1983 Keds Corporation. Division of Stride Rite Corporation (800-428-6575)

Shoe-Town 1978 vintage sneaker commercial

Here's a classic 1978 commercial ad for Shoe-Town featuring some old school Pro-Keds, Tretorn and Pro-Specs sneakers.