Goodyear Honours Basketball History

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co has introduced a completely new product. It’s not a tyre; in fact, it’s not even made out of rubber. It is a one-of-a-kind collectible basketball jersey that recalls its sports heritage and honours a basketball legend. In 1964, Akron’s Goodyear Wingfoots – a basketball team of Goodyear associates playing in the National Amateur Athletic Union Basketball League – won the AAU National Championship. One of the players on that team went on to become an Olympic gold medallist, an all-star professional player, a championship coach at both the college and professional levels and a member of basketball’s Hall of Fame: New York Knicks head coach Larry Brown.

This season, Goodyear is honouring Brown by introducing a “throwback” basketball jersey – the white Goodyear Wingfoots game jersey featuring the number “44” worn by Larry Brown during the 1964 AAU Championship season.

Licensed by Academy Uniforms and Promotions of North Canton, Ohio, the jersey features a white body, with Goodyear-blue-and-gold trim and lettering in the style of the 1964 team. This version has additional details, including an approved AAU logo on the left shoulder strap, a wingfoot logo on the back collar, and the name “Brown” over the number
on the back. It also comes with a basketball card-style tag, with a photo of Brown from his playing days in Akron and a brief history of the
Wingfoots.