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The Nike Cortez is commonly worn by gangs in Los Angeles, notably MS-13. [6] In January 2013, four Hispanic teenagers were targeted in a shooting in a Brentwood, California neighborhood after being asked why they were wearing Nike Cortez shoes. They were all injured. [7]
The FBI also released updated maps of the route the suspect walked the night the bombs were placed and closeup images of the distinctive Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes the suspect wore.
Thirty years after the movie's release, Nike is cashing in on Forrest Gump once again. This week the brand rereleased the film's classic red, white, and blue Cortez sneakers.
This caused a problem as both companies were selling shoes with the same name, Cortez, and both went to court in a lengthy legal battle. Eventually in 1974, the court ruled in favor of Nike and they were given the right to sell their shoes under the Cortez name leading Onitsuka Tiger to rename their shoe the Corsair. [4]
William Jay Bowerman (February 19, 1911 – December 24, 1999) was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. [1] Over his career, he trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 22 NCAA champions and 16 sub-4 minute milers.
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Cortez, an 1823 play by James Planché; Cortez Motor Home, a Class-A motor coach made in the U.S. from 1963 to 1979; Agnelli & Nelson or Cortez, trance music duo; Cortez, a character from The Longest Journey and Dreamfall; Cortez the Killer, a song by Neil Young; Nike Cortez, a type of running shoe from Nike
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