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US running icon Steve Prefontaine's Nike 'waffle' running shoes sell for $163k at auction | The US Sun
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Steve Prefontaine's Personal and Worn Nike Oregon Waffle Sneakers | INVICTUS | PART II | 2022 | Sotheby's
GQ Magazine on X: "As the first athlete to sign with Nike, the record-shattering runner Steve Prefontaine funneled all of his swagger into the Nike Pre Montreal (1973) https://t.co/eBeZ7Xhwd8 https://t.co/446U2eLrXy" / X
![Joseph Fuller on X: "Steve Prefontaine was the first ever athlete to sign with Nike in 1974. He sported these pairs of the Nike Montreal spikes & Boston Flats! https://t.co/bdUp7wQ3vC" / X Joseph Fuller on X: "Steve Prefontaine was the first ever athlete to sign with Nike in 1974. He sported these pairs of the Nike Montreal spikes & Boston Flats! https://t.co/bdUp7wQ3vC" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CvTKdboUEAA6H_R.jpg:large)