Michael Jordan vintage Converse sneakers up for auction

Posted Aug 11, 2015
These groundbreaking Converse All-Star shoes were game-worn by Michael Jordan during the regular season of the Tar Heels’ 1981-82 NCAA Championship season. They are style-matched to games leading up to the 1982 NCAA Tournament, and Jordan has uniquely signed and inscribed them as being from that special season. (Chicago Sun-Times)

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