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White/Obsidian-White Philly City Series Air Force Ones |
Varsity Royal/University Blue-White Philly City Series Air Force Ones |
“Sneaker Stadium” Supreme Philly City Series Air Force Ones |
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University Blue/Varsity Royal-White Philly City Series Air Force Ones |
Glacier Blue/White-Varsity Blue Philly City Series Air Force Ones |
“North Philly” Premium Philly City Series Air Force Ones |
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White/University Blue-Glacier Blue Philly City Series Air Force Ones |
The second stop on the I-95 East Coast Tour is Philadelphia.?? Philly played an important role in the Nike Air Force Ones for a number of reasons.?? First of all, the shoe was in crazy demand when the Air Force 1 first released in 1982 since two of the “Original Six” members played for the Philadelphia 76ers.?? The fact that Bobby Jones and Moses Malone and the Sixers won the first NBA championship for Philly in nearly a generation made the shoes in even higher demand.
Philly was just a short drive from Baltimore which was where the Air Force Ones were originally re-released in 1984.?? Word spread on the streets and on the courts that the iconic Air Force Ones were being sold in Baltimore.?? Many made the trip on a frequent basis just to get the shoes.?? The entrepreneurs of the time would take trunk loads back and sold them on the courts.