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Why Are Air Force 1's Still So Popular in 2021?

Why Are Air Force 1's Still So Popular in 2021?

In 1982, six NBA basketball players pose to advertise Nike’s new shoe, The Air Force 1. Moses Malone, Mychal Thompson, Bobby Jones, Calvin Natt, Jamal Wilkes, and Michael Cooper were the first to receive the original version of the shoe, becoming the “original six.” From that day forward, the AF1 has become the most popular and best selling athletic shoe of all time. Each year the shoe brings Nike in $800 million of revenue a year. But what makes the AF1 so popular? Many famous people have worn AF1’s, making them appealing to the easily persuaded. In 2002, Kobe Bryant...

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