Monday, July 11, 2011

Entry #41 - Reggie Bowl

Reggie Miller has been known to throw rocks, and used to hold a tournament to raise funds for charity. Must've been a prestigious tournament, as Chad Bratzke brags about winning the last two.







Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Entry #40 - Hawkeye Classic

The tagging in this beauty suggests it comes from the first Hawkeye Classic during the 1985-86 season, in which Iowa took down Bradley and Memphis. The tournament itself seems to have gone the way velour warm up suits have, and no longer exists.






Friday, July 1, 2011

Entry #39 - Who Is Evan?

I can't really pin down who Evan was. Anyone know?









Thursday, June 23, 2011

Entry #38 - Lee's Urban Jungle Gym

Spike's Urban Jungle Gym was the home court for some of Nike's best all-time commercials. Here's an article outlining what Nike and Spike were up to, including plans to put out a line of Urban Jungle Gym sports apparel in August of 1992.

Here's a look at a couple of those commercials:
















Monday, June 20, 2011

Entry #37 - Oregon USA - Made in Italy

This is the only Made in Italy Nike Oregon jacket I own. Was it a ski jacket line Nike was coming up with? Tagging seems to suggest this is from the mid 80's.






Saturday, May 28, 2011

Entry #36 - Two Ball Bowling Bag

This is the two ball bag from the mid-80's Nike bowling line. Has two cups for two bowling balls, and cool drawstring bags that cover each ball. Sweet Nike Bowling logo zipper handles too.










Thursday, January 27, 2011

Entry #35 - Paisley = Argyle

I guess there was an attempt to make paisley a part of women's Tar Heel basketball like argyle has in the men's program.

Haven't seen it for a while.

This piece was made for Tracy Reid.