Nike Sportswear Presents: The History and Adoption of the Cortez aka Dopeman
Nike Cortez aka Dopeman
How many people can honestly say they have love for the Cortez? Depending on where you grew up you might call these Dopeman Nikes, but no matter what you call this shoe, you should at least be familiar with this OG Nike silhouette. “Run Forrest Run” is the popular Jenny quote from the 1994 movie Forrest Gump, and the Cortez was the sneaker that gave Forrest his turbo boost. Remember? Way before Tom Hanks and the crew was even thinking about making the movie, the Cortez was already a classic shoe that didn’t need any introduction. Whether you’re from the Westcoast, Eastcoast, Southside, Northside, Midwest, or overseas, you know the Cortez.
The real question is how much do you really know about the Cortez? NikeSportswear put a few informative videos together about the Nike Cortez. The videos cover the History, Adoption, and Evolution (coming soon) of the Cortez. The history video features Geoff Hollister (Nike employee #3) and Nelson Farris (Nike Director of Corporate Education).
Westcoast and Eastcoast legends speak on the adoption of the Cortez. Los Angeles natives Mister Cartoon, Estevan Oriol, and Patrick Martinez tell their stories about the “Dopemans”. New York’s DJ EMZ, Ken Swift, and Eric Haze speak on the Cortez through the eyes of NYC.
Check out the videos: The History & Adoption of the Nike Cortez
Category: News, Nike Shoes
What’ch know about dem Dopemans. I know the Cortez isn’t the peoples favorite, but I had to show respect. I use to have a few pairs when I was younger.
and i was runin….
^LOL
where im at they call em “gangsta nikes”….i fux wit forrest gump cuz when they filmed in savannah, we took a field trip to the set and got to walk thru the background of the scene where he’s waitin in the park for the bus (f*ckin right i cherish my fifteen minutes)so everytime it comes on, i watch that scene then cut it off.
hey its my fav. and its he first nike i ever saw.
I had an all green leather w/white swoosh pr back in ’92 & I wore em w/my 49er jacket to the arcade, & boy did I get nothin but “mean mugs” from the neighborhood Crips, I hardly roll solo so they didn’t approached me…LOL, wasn’t funny @ the time, but I can’t believe muthasuckas is still trippin over colors to this very day & its 2009….Never will I cop a “colored,” Cortez again….
“Vatos locos Nikes”
and nike rhymes with bike, kite…. I had the black on white CW in high school
“G NIKEs all day!!!!” <<<<ME 10 years ago LOL…….. I went through like 12 pairs of these… ahhhh the memories!!!
Yea in Texas we call them G Nikes for short or Gangster Nikes. Never had a pair but I remember first seeing them in elementary school.
^haha
Ma pops bought me a pair in j.h.s but i ddnt appreciate them that much…i guess it was the colorway LOL!!
Never rock Dopemans. its like a unwritten rule where I’m from