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kellex Who cares? Uh oh! Nike controversy! BLAH.
It is pretty funny though.
Morning Extras: RyHo, and a Phillies Gut Check
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... • Syracuse can't do anything right these days. it seems that a new statue of Ernie Davis has him wearing Nike cleats. Nike was invented eight years after Davis died. ...
Mini Pony of the Day 9-17-08
Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies - Pittsburgh Sports Videos, Humor and Crack Analysis. And Ridiculously Small Horses —
... ] Syracuse forgets that Ernie Davis played before the Nike swoosh was invented. [ The Sporting News ] You know things are bad for the Pirates when Doug Mietkewitndsfghrweurgnsz is calling the team "embarrassing." [ ...
Nefarious Nike Placement, or Just a Mistake?
The Big Lead —
... The school claims it was a simple mistake, and the sculptor is on the case. Be interesting to see how this one plays out. ...
Nike bends time and space to brand Ernie Davis' shoes
Dr. Saturday —
... The Golden Arches. The Coca-Cola script. The AT&T Death Star. Uh, MasterCard.
But only one monolithic, world-dominating corporate logo has developed the capability to travel backward in time to imprint itself on people and objects that existed years before its conception. So, the Nike swoosh, created in 1971, showing up on Syracuse's new statue honoring Ernie Davis, who died of leukemia eight years earlier, in 1963, is all just a big mistake, is it?
No, it wasn't a marketing deal, Syracuse athletic ...
Ernie Davis Statue At Syracuse Has Nike Swoosh
FanIQ Blog —
... But here's the problem. According to the Sporting News, the sculptor, Bruno Lucchesi, told a newspaper last week that he worked off of an old picture of Davis to create the statue. One would assume there were no Nike swooshes in that picture. ...
Syracuse Is Failing At Football...Statues [College Football]
Deadspin —
... Syracuse recently unveiled a statue of famed running back Ernie Davis. Davis was the first black person to win the Heisman Trophy and starred at Syracuse in the early 1960's. In addition to winning the Heisman Trophy, he was the overall number one pick in the 1962 NFL Draft. But he never played in the NFL. Davis developed leukemia and died in 1963 at the age of 23. So this is a tragic story well-deserving of commendation by Syracuse. Only the designer of their statue goofed...Davis is wearing Nike cleats. Which is bad because Nike's swoosh didn't exist until 1971. Oh boy. ...
