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Nike Dunk SB Buck

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Nike was shaped by the personality and lifestyle of the man who built it: Nike CEO Phillip Hampson Knight. Early on in Knight's childhood, for reasons unknown, he was given the nickname Buck. Like his father before him, Buck Knight attended the University of Oregon in Eugene and joined the "The Men of Oregon" track team under coach and Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman. The colorway of this SB is a tribute to the University of Oregon and represents one of the schools most successful graduates ever.

Pre-release samples of this SB were spotted going for upwards of $1000 USD. The high price was most likely due to the rampant internet rumors that the BUCK stitching on the back of the Dunk would be replaced by a more traditional Nike stitch. However, when the BUCK was first released in Hong Kong on December 12th, 2003 Knight's nickname remained - available for the much lower retail price of $799 HKD, roughly $103 USD. Soon after in mid January 2004 the SB was released stateside in skate shops around the country.

Color was for the University of Oregon. The traditional Nike on the back is replaced with Buck, Phil Knight of U of O's nickname.

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