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Converse Pro Leather

Converse Pro Leather

Released 19761 player

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4.8 / 5

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No modern on-court performance reviews of the Pro Leather were found. When it launched in 1976 it was built as a leather performance shoe for the pro game, and one account called it the lightest and strongest basketball shoe on the market at the time.

About the shoe

The Converse Pro Leather is the shoe most closely tied to Julius “Dr. J” Erving, who wore it in the ABA and NBA and debuted it with the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1976-77 season. It moved Converse basketball away from canvas, using a two-piece full-grain leather upper on a cupsole, a first for the brand. It was also Converse’s first leather basketball shoe to carry the Star Chevron logo. Retail prices stayed around $30 through its original production run, which ended around 1984. Retros since then have added modern cushioning such as Lunarlon.

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Julius ErvingJulius Erving

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