Vince Coleman shoes

Date1985

DescriptionRed leather shoes, size 9, with white manufacturer logos on both the inner and outer sides and white fabric laces. Oversize tongues extend down over the top portion of the laces and have a white manufacturer label and logo in the center. Top portion of the heels are white with "Nike" in red lettering. Left shoe has "20" handwritten in red ink above "Nike" on the heel while the right shoe has "29" handwritten in black ink above "Nike" on the heel. Insoles are blue. Bottom soles are red and white plastic with six metal spikes and "Nike" in the center.

Bio/Historical NoteSt. Louis Cardinals left fielder Vince Coleman wore these shoes during the 1985 season when he set the major league rookie record with his 110th stolen base. He was also selected as Rookie of the Year for the 1985 season.

Object numberB-1985-0507

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Nike (Firm)

Subject St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject Coleman, Vince, 1961-

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationsuniforms

Dimensions3.5 x 4.5 x 11 in.

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