On View
Sports Gallery
Exhibition
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
Worn by
Shaquille O'Neal, American, born 1972
Manufactured by
Reebok International Ltd., British, founded 1895
Date
1992-1993
Medium
leather , fiber , plastic , rubber and cloth
Dimensions
H x W (x L): 9 1/2 × 5 1/4 × 15 1/2 in. (24.1 × 13.3 × 39.4 cm)
Description
A white, black, blue, and light-gold, Reebok “Shaq Attaq” right foot sneaker. Game-worn by Shaq, the sneaker is predominantly white, with black accents on sides. Blue shiny accents appear at ankle and at shoe tongue. The plastic pieces are a light-gold. The front of tongue has a circular dome with light-gold that reads: [THE/pump]. Written in white thread on PR side of shoe is: [Reebok]. The SHAQ logo appears on back of shoe with a small illustration of a man dunking. The same log appears on the inside of the tongue of the shoe, along with a tag that reads: [19 ½ UK / 56 ½ EUR]. The interior sole has type above the Shaq logo that reads: [Reebok / All Men Count On You, But None Too Much]. The shoe has white laces. The bottom of the shoe has worn and the blue looks green.
Classification
Clothing - Sports Uniforms
Type
sneakers
Topic
Athletes
Basketball
Clothing and dress
Sports
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.256.3
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e799e781-6237-4274-9dc7-d75ab5dd8bbc

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