(1949) PRO-Keds Royal

Cos’avevano in comune Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Nate Archibald, Lou Hudson, Bob Love e Jo Jo White? Le PRO-Keds ai loro piedi. Prodotte dalla US Rubber Company dal ’49 (inizialmente come Sureshot), le Royal (e le Super) erano un riferimento del basket newyorchese, andando a intaccare per la prima volta il dominio di Converse.

What Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Nate Archibald, Lou Hudson, Bob Love and Jo Jo White had in common? The PRO-Keds on their feet. Manufactured by US Rubber Company from ‘49 (initially as Sureshot), Royals (and Supers) were a reference for New York basketball, going to challenge Converse supremacy for the first time.