{"id":42214,"date":"2009-08-20T20:27:08","date_gmt":"2009-08-21T01:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=42214"},"modified":"2022-09-15T08:21:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T13:21:18","slug":"7-turf-sneakers-that-should-return-from-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/7-turf-sneakers-that-should-return-from-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: 7 Turf Sneakers That Should Return From Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>For this week&#8217;s <a title=\"Throwback Thursday\" href=\"\/tag\/throwback-thursday\/\">Throwback Thursday<\/a>, we had to do something a little more special. ?The news of Brett Favre returning to the NFL (again) has taken over ESPN, hit many news networks, and now made its way to your favorite sneaker site. ?Alright, to be honest, Brett Favre isn&#8217;t the focus of this article, but he does get his due for inspiring us to compose a list of our favorite Nike Turf sneakers of yesteryear.<\/p>\n<p>Since Favre can go in and out of retirement with the snap of a finger (or knee), can&#8217;t we wish for a few turf sneaker legends to come out of retirement too? ?Click here to see the 7 turf sneakers that should return from retirement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42222\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nike Air Pro Streak Max (photo credit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Worn by the dynamic Charles Woodson during his days at the University of Michigan, the <strong>Nike Air Pro Streak<\/strong> propelled Woodson to a Heisman Trophy Award and National Championship.<span> <\/span>In the Pro Streak?s Woodson became the first and only defensive player to win the award upsetting Tennessee?s Peyton Manning.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42223\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nike Air Mission (photo credit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Junior Seau sported not only the best name in football history but also some of the best Nike?s.<span> <\/span>The <strong>Nike Air Mission<\/strong> helped the Charger bolt to Pro<span> <\/span>Bowl glory and fan favorite status for his hard hitting, fist pumping play.<span> <\/span>The Air Mission returned as a cleat in the early 2000?s but we?re still awaiting turf action.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42219\" style=\"width: 589px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nike Air Diamond Turf 5 (photo credit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prime Time kept ticking in the fifth and final installment of his famed Diamond Turf series.<span> <\/span>While we?ve seen other DT?s comeback this classic Cowboy?s colorway brings back memories of America?s team in their heyday.<span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42220\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42220\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nike Total Air Bus Max (photo credit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Every Bus needs a good set of wheels and Jerome Bettis was no exception.<span> <\/span>The Steeler great rammed through defenses in his signature Nike?s.<span> <\/span>Total Air supported the oversized running back in a smash-mouth Pittsburg colorway. ?A second colorway was worked up to pay homage to The Bus&#8217;s hometown of Detroit. ?I think the shoes won more games last year than the team&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42221\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nike Air Speed Turf Max (photo credit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hey Mr. Carter, tell me where have you been?<span> <\/span>No not Shawn or Dwayne, but rather Ki-Jana.<span> <\/span>The highly touted Penn State running back went first overall in 1995 to the Bengals after an undefeated junior season.<span> <\/span>Unfortunately for Ki-Jana and the Bengals he tore a ligament in his knee the third play into his first preseason game and never fully recovered.<span> <\/span>Aside from Ki-Jana the turf versions were also worn by John Wallace at Syracuse and Will Smith in his Fresh Prince days.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42218\" style=\"width: 613px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nike Air Diamond Turf 2 (photo credit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong>Diamond Turf 2<\/strong> may go down as the only shoe to ever be worn in a Super Bowl, a Pro Bowl, and a MLB game.<span> <\/span>In one year with the Niner?s Neon Deion grabbed a Super Bowl ring and Defensive Player of the Year honors.<span> <\/span>A slew of colorways make this arguably the best DT to not get the retro treatment.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42216\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nike Air Zoom Jet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42217\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brett Favre playing in the Nike Air Zoom Jet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before he was repping Wrangler, Brett Favre?s hardnosed style of play made him a standout on the swoosh.<span> <\/span>The Zoom Jet excelled on all surfaces mixing clean lines with aggressive detail.<span> <\/span>It was also one of the first turf shoes to show clear basketball influence borrowing the bug eye from the Nike Zoom Flight 5 and using Zoom Air.<\/p>\n<p>Out of all of these retired classics, which would you like to see Nike bring back?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For this week&#8217;s Throwback Thursday, we had to do something a little more special. ?The news of Brett Favre returning&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2415,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[618,34],"tags":[1225484],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - 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