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Penny Hardaway
photo via Nike BasketballWhen: 1995 to 1998, 2012-Present
Shoes: Nike Air Penny I-V, Nike Air Foamposite One, Various Retro Hybrids
Did Penny Hardaway arrive during the signature sneaker boom of the mid 1990s or did he help create it? Bolstering a strong Nike Basketball roster that placed Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and few other’s names on shoes, Anfernee saw his nickname, number and logo grace his very own signature shoe in 1995. To say the rest was history would be an understatement, as the slender, 6’7 point guard still sell shoes of his namesake even years after his retirement.
