Posted by kim on March 15, 2007
This week, Adidas lauched this shoe that honors Red Auerbach and his unprecedented 9 NBA titles. Styled in rich leather, with laser etchings of his famous players, the Celtics logo and his iconic cigar.
Laser-etched pattern all over upper pays tribute to Red’s famous celebratory cigar, his 16 championships, 938 wins, the retired #2 jersey and the Celtics logo
Embroidered design on back of tongue features C50C = Chuck Cooper as the first African-American drafted in the NBA in 1950; B66R = Bill Russell as the first African-American NBA coach; and 63FIVE64 = the first all African-American starting 5 in 63-64
Sockliner features Auerbach’s quote, “I never handle players. You handle animals. You treat players with respect.”
Each pair is numbered 00-938 on the heel; Silhouette of Red Auerbach from Ceremony in Boston on the heel
Clear outsole with parquet floor pattern to emulate the Boston Garden floor
Full grain leather upper for comfort and soft feel
Men’s Red Auerbach Tribute Shoes is available exclusively at Adidas.com Hurry, only 938 pairs produced!
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[...] Thanks to Kim from http://www.shoeaholicsanonymous.com/ for this find! [...]
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