Man's Shoe
Dateabout 1992
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height including tongue and spikes x approximate width x depth): 7 x 4 3/16 x 11in. (17.8 x 10.6 x 27.9cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Harrison Jenkins
DescriptionMan's black soccer shoe with a forked white stripe on either side. The shoe has lime green trim on the heel and at the top of the laces. The exterior of the tongue has a spray of lime green and white. The sole is hard rubber or plastic, with cleats for traction. Three rivets at the front of the shoe and one at the back hold the sole onto the body of the shoe.
Object number2004.34.27
MarkingsBlack plastic letters on the back of the shoe read, "diadora".There is an illegible machine-printed signature to either side of the number "10" on back left side of the shoe.
White letters on the exterior of the tongue read, "diadora".
Raised lime green letters on the sole read, "diadora".InscribedHandwritten in blue marker on the heel of the shoe, "8".NotesHistorical Note: Curt Onalfo played on the Unites States Olympic Soccer team in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He also played for the United States Team when they won the gold medal in the Pan American Games. Onalfo led Ridgefield to two Class LL titles and was a two-time ACC Conference all-star for the University of Virginia. Onalfo played pro soccer in Europe and was later an assistant coach for the United States Men's Soccer Team. (Hudson 7/27/2006)
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about 1994
Brute
Colchester Rubber Co.