Nike cleats worn by Jerry Rice during Super Bowl XXIX: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pair of Nike cleats worn and signed by Jerry Rice. The cleats are mostly white with red and black accents and white laces. The outsole and insole sides of both cleats have large red Nike Swoosh symbols. The backs of both cleats have a smaller Swoosh symbol and [NIKE] sewn on in red. The tongues of both cleats have [Jerry Rice] sewn on the outside and [80] sewn on the inside. Jerry Rice's autograph [Jerry Rice / #80] in black marker is on the outsole side of both cleats near the toe. [SB / XXIX] is handwritten in black marker on the insole side of both cleats near the toe. The interior of the cleats are fabric and have white text on the insole side near the upper edge. The text in the left cleat (2016.66.1a) reads: [8 / 96 / 12 1/2 / 2897]. The text in the right cleat (2016.66.1b) reads: [12 1/2 / 2897]. The heels of the interior have been worn. The bottom of the cleats are black and white they have a black background and a white accent down the middle. [NIKE] is printed near the toe. There are 14 spikes on the bottom of each cleat.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1995
• Manufactured by: Nike Inc., American, founded 1971
• Worn by: Jerry Rice, American, born 1962
• Signed by: Jerry Rice, American, born 1962
• Subject of: San Francisco 49ers, American, founded 1946
• Type: athletic shoes
• Medium: leather and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2016.66.1a): 4 15/16 × 4 1/4 × 12 1/2 in. (12.5 × 10.8 × 31.8 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2016.66.1b): 4 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 12 1/2 in. (12.1 × 10.8 × 31.8 cm)
• Place used: Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Football
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2016.66.1ab
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Dr. Harry Edwards
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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