The rubber mold inspired Nike's first shoe, the Waffle Trainer, which debuted in 1974. The shoes looked like this: Note how the soles look similar to the grooves of a waffle iron. Four decades ...

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They were the last shoes to sell in an auction of 100 pairs of trainers - from Adidas to Air Jordans - in New York. The 1972 Nike Waffle Racing Flat Moon Shoe was expected to fetch $160,000.

“The cushioning is terrific and consistent at all paces (fast and slow),” said another shopper. “The plush cushioning makes ...

It spawned the "Nike Waffle Trainer," which was patented in 1974 (at the expense of his wife Barbara's waffle iron), Nike explains on its press site. 9. Romanian tennis professional Ilie Nastase ...

Noah Wunsch from Sotheby's says the trainers were handmade by the co-founder of Nike, Bill Bowerman - who used a waffle iron to make the sole. So the shoes might cost more than your average house ...

What You Need to Know: As previewed in the SNKRS Showcase earlier this year, Nike is combining the Air Max Plus with the Waffle Trainer to create a new silhouette dubbed the Air Max Waffle.