Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway who is the head coach of the Memphis Tigers and is his alma mater recently received something special from Nike Sportswear. The shoe features a Blue Foamposite upper with Black tiger stripes throughout. Following we have White on the laces and Black on the outsole. Each pair comes with a custom wooden box with Penny motto engraved: “Ballin’ Is What I Was Born To Do.”
Look for the Nike Air Foamposite One “Memphis Tigers” to release on March 22nd at select retailers and Nike.com. Retail price is set at $230.
Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports and initially operated as a distributor for the Japanese shoemaker Onitsuka Tiger (now known as Asics). It officially became Nike Inc. in 1971.The Nike swoosh was designed by Portland State University student Carolyn Davidson,The slogan “Just Do It” was inspired by serial killer Gary Gilmore, who said “let’s do it” just before he was executed by a firing squad in 1977.