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AIR JORDAN SHOES
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Michael "Air" Jordan could be the greatest
of athlete of all-time, but he's definitely the
greatest athlete endorser of all time, no question!
Throughout his great career, Jordan has made millions
starring in more than 100 television commercials
selling shoes, clothes, underwear, batteries, hot
dogs, hamburgers, cereal, drinks, cars, cologne
and calling cards.
After watching many hours of tape, here are Air
Jordan Shoes.net top 10 commercials starring "His
Airness" Michael Air Jordan:
10.
Two women sitting
on a park bench wonder if Jordan wears boxers
or briefs. A cool Jordan, with a jacket over
his shoulder, replies, "They're Hanes
... let's just leave it at that."
Advistiser: Hanes
Year of Original Air Date: 1998
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Before Tiger Woods had Buick, MJ had Chevy.
One of the most popular local Chicagoland
Chevy Dealers spots ironically features no
Michael and no car. In this commercial, cars
owned by the other Bulls are buried after
a game thanks to a major snowstorm. The camera
pans to the white-washed cars of Scottie Pippen,
Will Purdue, Bill Cartwright and Cliff Levingston.
But when it gets to Jordan's S-10 Chevy Blazer,
all you see is tire tracks. The commercial
is so popular, that it ran for three straight
winters in the early 90s. |
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| 8.
In 1997, the greatest basketball player ever
admitted in a Nike commercial that he wouldn't
be where he is today without all of his mistakes.
Jordan, in his walk through the crowd and
security guards to get to the locker room
before a game, recounts all his errors. "I
missed more than 9,000 shots in my career.
I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times
I've been trusted to take the game-winning
shot and missed. I've failed over and over
and over again in my life and that is why
I succeed." |
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| 7.
Like Tiger, Jordan didn't do a whole lot of
talking in his early commercials. In a commercial
for the Air Jordan II (which he wore for the
1987-88 season), a Jordan with hair is shown
flying through the air in super-slow motion.
At the end, a James Earl Jones-like voice
is heard saying, "Air Jordan from Nike." |
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After Michael's first retirement, Nike ran
a series of commercials which exposed Jordan's
secret playing career under names like Johnny
Kilroy and Motorboat Jones. "Incredible
stories of exceptional basketball players,"
says conspiracy cracker Steve Martin. "Players
that all uncannily resemble Michael Jordan."
Along with footage of a disguised Jordan wearing
an afro and a mustache and dressed up in strange
basketball uniforms, Martin reveals the conclusive
audio tape where Jordan admits he faked his
retirement. |
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In what is perhaps Jordan's last of more than
20 commercials he has done for Gatorade, an
older, wiser version of Jordan proves he can
still run with the young guys by playing a
23-year old version of himself. When the two
Jordans take a break and have a drink, a college
version of Jordan in a North Carolina outfit
asks "Who's Got Next?" |
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4.
Two young kids catch up with Jordan as he's
heading to his car with a basketball in his
hand. One of them asks if the red Chevy is
his car. Jordan says, "Yep," and
he shoots a 15-foot jumper through the sunroof
of the car. The quiet kid in the commercial
just happens to be a very young Fred Savage
long before he met Winnie Cooper.
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Jordan and Larry Bird arguably had their best
performances in the epic game of H-O-R-S-E
featured during the 1993 Super Bowl. To the
winner goes a Big Mac and Fries. Although
we never find out who takes the prize, watching
this "Nothin' but net" battle makes
this an all-time classic. Extra points for
the funky Hawaiian shirt and shorts Jordan
is sporting. |
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Mike's main man Mars Blackmon (Spike Lee)
thinks he's figured out the secret to MJ's
game in "It's Gotta Be The Shoes!"
But No. 23 denies it. The black-and-white
spots start a frenzy. Posters of Jordan and
Mars, an annoying nerd from Brooklyn, become
a fixture in every teenager's room. |
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Gatorade scored a slam dunk in 1991 when it
tabbed Jordan to become its first athlete
endorser. Although the sports drink brand
already dominated store shelves, millions
of people still have the "Be Like Mike"
jingle stuck in their head so many years later. |
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