Reebok Pump: Meet the Man Who Invented It

[@davidredacted6959]

"We were in a competition with our competitors" - Classic

[@machomadness9027]

David Redacted lol that’s not the complete sentence so now you look stupid

[@hwburner1524]

Macho Madness that comment was 3 years ago

[@astroninja136]

Hunter Wong I wonder if someone from 3 years later will comment back on this comment.

[@MrGerter1]

@@astroninja136 Hey - Oops too early, story of my life...

[@lustforlow-end6022]

@David Redacted yes, like when people say “it is what it is”… obviously!

[@alvinbarrios4704]

I remember being in elementary school and every time we played kickball I would make everyone wait while I pumped my kicks up.

[@Maki-yb4lj]

You better run, better run, faster than my bullet

[@pongsatonrattanapriyanuch7331]

all the other kid with the pumped up kicks

[@muhammadalfandimasabdillah9831]

finally... i got the this comment you are the reason why i came here LOL

[@Tefo32]

oooo no robert

[@Jordan-bj7pw]

faster than my mullet

[@czar-das]

Rotha has a quick hand

[@philipcoffman4372]

I had these back in 92 in russia . My pops brought em from Germany......awesome shoes ....to this day and im 42 now , I never had such amazing kicks. If I was of proper age I'd wear them

[@armonianumerica5830]

You still got the proper age for the PUMPS!!!!

[@aaryaputra108]

I'm 42 and recently bought a new pair of Reebok Pumps. Don't let your age stop you, you only live once and these shoes are just amazing.

[@censorthis-uu6cc]

'you only live once' How do you know that?

[@bowtiedreamz]

I AM A REEBOK FANATIC!! Paul Litchfield is the truth!

[@patrioterminat0r364]

"All the other kids with the pumped up kicks"

[@vdur]

@DONALD SHAUN LOTHIRATH he meant the song but ok

[@facckeleins4053]

I got my first pair of Pumps in the early 90s as child...Today i actually got some new shpes delivered..Pumps of course.Very cool to see this man.Respect!

[@datrandomgeek5205]

Man Js are iconic undoubtedly but Pump has its own place, its design language is something else!

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

Yes sir! Reebok pumps are the goat. I have just about every model that ever released. I wish they would retro more of them.

[@marklowery8193]

How could we rally support to get Reebok to Re-sell all the Pumps from 89 to 93? I want the originals and the blacktop line!!

[@steveabitante8220]

These are REAL CLASSICS BRING THEM BACK!

[@supermax_1232]

This aged well

[@fernandoajanel8586]

Bring back those shoes!!!

[@JetEye-Knight]

I still want a pair, 30 years later

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

Get yourself some bro. I just turned 40 and I wear retro reebok pumps all the time. I must have nearly 30 pair of Reebok pumps.

[@paulgeorge9228]

@@TheRetroManRandySavage are they comfy?

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

@@paulgeorge9228 I've always found the pumps to be comfortable. The Reebok pump graphlite, Iverson 9 & 10 auto pumps are by far the most comfortable. But the 89 pump, twilight zone, and omni zone 1's are right up there too. I have no complaints about the blacktop, court victory, and omni zone 2's either.👍

[@fwk32]

I had two pairs as a kid that I had to wait until Christmas or a Birthday to get. These made me the most popular kid in my respective 3rd and 4th grade classes. I have the Reissue Moni Zone II's arriving today. Can't wait.

[@HeatLedgerKicks]

I got the OG's from '89

[@nathanstahl4066]

HEAT Ledger my dad has them as well

[@noudialp]

Are they falling apart or can they still be worn?

[@salmonline]

I bought the OGs in 1990 from JC Penny's for $200 in 1990 money. Wore them everyday till they fell apart, which wasn't very long.🙄

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

@@noudialp some can. Especially the ones with hexalite. I have a few pair's that are still wearable.

[@Dominickudo]

Man I still love the pump shoes.

[@jtjtrs8806]

This shoe brings back so many childhood memories 😭

[@thisistheendpt2]

Dee brown was the reason sales for pumps EXPLODED. I hope, to this day, Reebok are paying him. He earned it in that dunk comp.

[@kupsh42]

Weakest dunk contest in history

[@jedqwerty]

Faster than my bullet

[@lynnh.863]

As a kid I loved the dunk.. but yeah, I look back at man was it really a cheesey ass dunk! Haha

[@lynnh.863]

Pumps were out before Dee did that dunk comp. As a matter of fact, probably was the last year of em if I recall correctly. The black suede ones he sported were the last pumps I ever bought. He didnt boom sales.

[@DIYDanCars]

My favorite shoe of all time.

[@MikeleKonstantyFiedorowiczIV]

1980 - The most advanced Reebok model 2019 - The most advanced Reebok model

[@philipcoffman4372]

Dude , but noone came with this originality besides them

[@philipcoffman4372]

Plus broski back then the best kicks were made out of leather. Its nowadays we have all kinda new materials. Back then if its not a leather its garbage

[@fatboy7219]

I got a pair for Christmas 1991..High top pumps..Loved them..Best shoe I ever owned...Wish I had them Today...The air would pump tight around my Ankles...I could sleep standing up.

[@elitedima9672]

All the other kids with pumped up kicks..

[@dylan8736]

Damn, Daniel.

[@mp6183]

Love the Pumps... Nothing like em...Set Reebox apart from the rest of the shoe companys aswell...

[@ptlutube]

I wanted a pair of these so bad when I was a kid.

[@RandomnessTube.]

I had a pair of these when I was about 10 the best trainers I ever wore as a kid.

[@brianjoachim8442]

I still wear Reebok shoes and I still like Reebok shoes I think they're the best tennis shoes out there on the market Reebok I do not like Nike do not like Adidas do not like Puma I only wear and like Reebok

[@edgar1749]

Reebok if you see this message we need the pumps back

[@joelkern6971]

Man could you please remake the original pumps again please.

[@joelkern6971]

With the release valve in the back

[@SamiUddin13]

I regret not copping myself a pair when I saw them for $40-$60. Now they're expensive.

[@teddyhart2913]

Hope AI and Shaq bring it back

[@alexandregoncalves6066]

awesome. pump shoes are awesome.

[@dustinfonnesbeck8246]

If Zion comes back from his injury and started wearing Reebok Pumps, sales will skyrocket through the roof.

[@dusty56g]

I got a pair of the og's early 91 from a Reebok outlet, 135 bucks was almost unheard of at that point to pay for a sneaker

[@zerox5552]

Don’t bring these back, we have something now called resellers, they ruin every single item that planet earth has to offer. If these come out, resellers would just ruin it for the people that genuinely like this shoe.

[@pro-horsepunter5554]

I remember when my parents purchased it for me and when I went to school with it even the teachers were jelous lucky I had older guys looking after me people have been killed for these heard lots of sad stories

[@justoroteta2234]

Actually, my eighth and ninth grade English teacher (who was in his mid-20s at the time) had two pairs of the 1989 Reebok Pump high tops and would wear them on an almost-daily basis with Levis blue jeans and a polo shirt.

[@salmonline]

Bought my own at JC Penny's in 1990. $200.

[@salmonline]

@Cheryl I've never spent that much money on a pair of shoes since. They fell apart after 4 months. Taught me a lesson.

[@salmonline]

@Cheryl Didn't Converse have a shoe called Blacktop back then? Oh, just remembered: I had a pair of original(cuz I bought 'em new) Converse Dr. J. w/blue accents, lowtop. My favorite sneakers of all time.😉 I was 14 and nobody else had 'em.

[@salmonline]

@Cheryl Completely forget about British Knights. Wow.

[@myothercarisadelorean8957]

I play ice hockey and I my Reebok skates have the pump

[@Eagles.Fan.Since.Super.Bowl.52]

I had the bright yellow Twilight Zones BITD. Sneakers were life back then.

[@danielc.7313]

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks better run better run, outrun my gun”

[@ElisPalace]

I remember a kid in my class having a pair of these over 10 years ago

[@jedqwerty]

He better run, better run

[@THESNEAKERADDICT]

Awesome

[@him3zz]

Who invented it? the man did

[@mferozc]

What is the model the inventor is holding in the main pic. I have those with a numbered tag but don’t know what they are called?

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

That's the 89 pump hi. The numbered ones are from 2004.

[@mferozc]

@@TheRetroManRandySavage thanks. Are the 2004 ones also called 89 pump hi? Any idea what they worth - I’m looking to sell (deadstock pair)

[@Syahidsahoarder]

dab at 2:14

[@jorisbonson386]

Ah yes I used to love the hissing sounds these and Nike Air's would make back in the early 90s when my fellow students would puncture them with compasses under classroom tables 👍

[@silvershock82]

what pumps are those black and red @0:06?

[@tk3drums]

Robert's got a quick hand

[@profileone5655]

0:47 what shoes are those?

[@morinmacias3907]

I love my rebooks pump

[@BlendBoundBroadcastsACZ]

Hi there I have a couple questions they make a fake or bullet or replicate of the reebok pump OG 25 anniversary and my other question is my reebok pump OG the size tag in the shoes in not in the tongue is inside but on the side of the shoes by the ankle is ok if is there dont make this shoes fake

[@Cccc-ky4vq]

170 in 1989 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $358 in 2019

[@monuts7604]

Most comfortable cross trainer I ever wore by far.

[@nickodemo1]

bring them back!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mawbtowngf765]

He dabbed on em lol

[@snm7795]

mawbtowngf ll

[@NOAOFFICIALPAGE]

mawbtowngf Indeed

[@flyerthantheg6]

I've wanted these even since I watched saved by the bells 😂😂

[@manueltav.154]

The best shoes ever..i hope they dont finished

[@justinbustin677]

What was the other knock off of the Pumps back in the day.?Started with a R. It had a pump to. I want to say renegades.

[@justinbustin677]

@Cheryl i thought that was it i googled it and nothing came up on them. Also forgot they were made by LA Gear

[@faceduro6719]

Question, was Dee Brown first Endoresed by Reeboks for the Pumps line or was Dee Brown being invited to the Dunk Contest decided for entertainment purposes to wear the Reebok Pumps to give an entertainment to the Contest???

[@nickiblack1990]

Please bring back this shoe!!!!

[@s1deb7_sid3]

I think Robert with he six shooter hate this.

[@davidebuonaurio2599]

Bellissima perché non la rifate di nuovo questa bellissima scarpa come la desidero di nuovo e non la posso più trovare

[@benjaminhernandez3325]

what are the name of the black shoes in 00:06 & 00:12?

[@WhathehadasSole]

Reebok AXT × The Hundreds

[@realx1311]

Awesome shoe! I have 2 pairs of those white.

[@nawwk79]

Nike had Michael Jordan Reebok had Dee Brown

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

Dominique Wilkins made the pump famous before dee brown did. I think Reebok had already sold 5 million pairs before dee won that dunk contest.

[@WWERULEZ1000]

John Cena brought me here....Word Life!

[@din7291]

damn straight. thuganomics word life!

[@meh_neh6968]

Twilight edition was the best one's. I had a pair in grade school and was the only kid with them.

[@antrod2309]

Hi im looking for a very rare Reebok Blacktop InstaPump from winter 1994 do anyone have it ?

[@EquityCall]

I had a pair of reeboks with a large rubber basketball on the tongue ( not pumps, it didn't inflate) I have never been able to find out what they were

[@osirisdelacruzasto3073]

Donde puedo comprar

[@alexthelizardking]

pumps a great design but why does it still need laces?

[@ihavebolarip6273]

alex thelizardking To create pressure against the foot.

[@bendavis6662]

and you help inspire pumped up kicks

[@soldierprincess8422]

I swear by Reebok pump and so are my kids !! :)

[@theevilpunisher1073]

I wanna buy SOME. I had a pair a long time ago, early 90's.

[@firebirdgaming1248]

My dad used to have these shoes in 1991

[@vladimircrausos7634]

I miss my first and only Reebok Pump when my house is burning to ash

[@petesanchez4215]

I still have a pic of me rocking them when I was in kinder, bad ass shoes

[@JesusMedina-nv9fg]

Do these run true to size?

[@evanpasche3126]

Pumped up kicks

[@camdendrive1672]

I've wanted a pair of these since I was a kid

[@isaiah5034]

What are the white shoes he's holding at 16-20 sec???

[@grrayfox2300]

+Isaiah Murrell Those are the original Reebok Pumps model with the release button on the back.

[@smokegbabylbc]

So what I learned here was d brown invented the dab ..😅

[@SterlingSigurdsen]

Insta pump for the win

[@toddlecher4097]

i had some grey&white ones

[@tawnyamichael2946]

I had a pair they were nice

[@olanolan7660]

Make a retro of shaq attack pump pleeeaasse..

[@CAT_SAYS_NO]

all the other kids with the pump up kicks

[@meno2294]

I had a pair mine literally fell apart in the first month lol

[@BreannaBrenko]

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

[@ajoq892]

you better run, better run

[@seansoper6757]

Would it pump up my skateboarding

[@sarahjanereborns21]

i have some reebox pump main how can i get black hair dye off them

[@suntimes9465]

Thomas Stevens Lol

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

Sarah jane & reborns lololol how hair dye ended up on them?

[@kledus420smith8]

I would feel retarded if I got BLK dye on my shits

[@DiffuseOne]

Where's the 30th anniversary of the retro Reebok Pumps?

[@MyKeeP81]

Came out today. I scored a pair

[@j_ro2614]

What about John cena? Y’all remember he use to pump them bad boys up too! 😎

[@repressedtears8568]

This the one pumped up kicks is about?

[@dicktracy4306]

A classic rib was to sneak behind someone and pump their shoes until their feet were squeezed to death.

[@billyshead1339]

The good ol days

[@biiges]

I have them, like 3y ago and everyone in my school wanted to pump them lmao

[@jedqwerty]

Pumped Up Kicks reversed

[@limwang75]

Remember those la veat shoes and bk shoes

[@luvdarko5597]

My pump only dose 9 damage

[@craigbailey79]

I had a pair of these

[@ramezthegreatest62]

yo where can I buy those pumps??? anybody know

[@davidtokyocarlisle79]

Amazon has them.

[@Acord718]

Eastbay

[@pauljosse]

I'm starting a shoe company but mine will have a solar panel and a wind turbine on them to charge your phone, or ev, plus rocket boosters. Who's keen to invest?

[@raydanieliv3195]

I had these and my brother used them one night and got arrested and did ten year and I didn’t have them anymore

[@xlos8317]

I can pump up the player in 0:50