Tinker Hatfield Opens Up About His First Pair of Jordans and the Jumpman Logo

#WEAREJORDAN is a Twitter campaign launched by Jordan Brand where loyalists speak about their

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#WEAREJORDAN is a Twitter campaign launched by Jordan Brand where loyalists speak about their personal experiences with the line and give insight into their first-ever Jordan sneaker. It’s no surprise that Tinker Hatfield, the man responsible for putting the Jumpman logo onto the tongue of the Air Jordan III, is the first to share his story. He shares that his first pair of Jordans weren’t his design, but in fact Peter Moore’s Air Jordan 1 silhouette because, as he notes, “You had to have the 1s.” For more #WEAREJORDAN stories, follow Jordan Brand on Twitter.

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