The History Of The Nike Air Tailwind 92

1992

The first Tailwind model was incredibly successful as both a running shoe and a casual one. Because of its popularity, Nike left it practically untouched and original. It wasn’t until 1992 that Nike decided to update the Nike Air Tailwind. The Nike Air Tailwind 92 was a much sleeker shoe than its predecessor. The addition of the visible air was consistent with the Nike releases of the time. The 1992 version provided the latest technology available at the time, making it one of the best modern sneakers for running in 1992.

About Phil Knight

Phil Knight is the co-founder of Nike. Knight was the President of Nike from 1968 to 1990. He would return as President from 2000-2004. Before getting involved with Nike, Knight was a certified public accountant and a Professor of Business Administration.

About Bill Bowerman

Bill Bowerman is one of the most renowned track coaches of all time. Bowerman coached Phil Knight when he was a runner at the University of Oregon. Bowerman was a coach at Oregon for 24 years. He helped to develop some of the greatest runners of all time, like Steve Prefontaine.

The Knight & Bowerman Team

Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight both had an interest in approving the footwear that was available for athletes. In the early 1970s, Bowerman developed the waffle outsole. The waffle outsole was an experiment by Bowerman that had him pouring rubber compound into his wife’s waffle iron. The duo wanted to offer athletic shoes with more traction and that were lighter. The waffle soles and the great marketing of Nike helped to establish them as a leading athletic shoemaker very quickly.