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Video: PUMA x Walt Clyde Frazier "FOR ALL TIME"

As part of the ongoing “FOR ALL TIME” platform, PUMA is highlighting Walt “Clyde” Frazier in August.

PUMA’s FOR ALL TIME platform highlights the deep legacy of what true classics are and what it means to create timeless influence. Walt Clyde Frazier, a two-time NBA champion and one of the greatest New York Knicks players of all time, was the first NBA player to endorse a sneaker. Named after him in 1973, the PUMA Clyde set the bar for the future of fashion on and off the court – much like their eponym.

Walt is part of PUMA’s “The Collective,” a group of iconic Culture Influencers who have shaped the sneaker game over the last 50 years.

Walt "Clyde" Frazier Quote: “…when I look at my career, 40 years with Puma, 40 years with the Knicks, as a player and a broadcaster, it is just overwhelming…when I look back on my life, I wouldn’t change anything…”

The PUMA CLYDE is available now

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Frazier retired after playing just three games with the Cavaliers in 1979. A seven-time All-Star, he finished his career as the Knicks's all-time leader in points, assists and games played. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987 and named to the NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996. #mvp #rollsroycebackcourt #cavaliers #waltclydefrazier #blackhistory #sablesouls

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Paired with fellow All-Star Earl Monroe in the famed "Rolls Royce backcourt" beginning in 1971, Frazier guided the Knicks to a return trip to the NBA finals in 1972 and a second championship the following year. He continued to dazzle even as the Knicks dynasty crumbled, scoring 30 points to win All-Star MVP honors in 1975, but he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers after the Knicks missed the playoffs for the second straight year in 1977. #nbafinals #nba #knicks #blackhistory #waltclydefrazier #cavaliers #rollsroycebackcourt #mvp

[sablesouls]

Frazier got off to a slow start with the Knicks, but he adjusted to the fast, physical NBA game and was named to the All-Rookie Team at the end of the 1967-68 season. The Knicks soon developed into one of the league's best all-around teams, and Frazier one of its leading players. Possessing quick hands that were reputed to be "faster than a lizard's tongue," he was named to the All-NBA Defensive Team for the first of seven straight seasons in 1969, and earned the first of four All-NBA First Team selections in 1970. Frazier also became a celebrity known for his flamboyant style, colorful outfits and mink coats, catching the attention of the New York City tabloids. Fond of the wide-brimmed Borsalino hats worn by Warren Beatty in the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, he became known as "Clyde" among his teammates. But despite the loud fashion statements, he was famously cool on the court, rarely displaying any sign of fatigue or frustration. #atlanta #sablesouls #blackhistory #waltclydefrazier #retro #widebrimhat #fashion

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Walter Frazier Jr. was born on March 29, 1945, in Atlanta, Georgia. The oldest of nine children, Frazier grew up with little money and learned to play basketball on a dirt playground near his home. He proved an exceptional athlete, however, and starred in baseball, football and basketball at David T. Howard High School. After turning down football scholarships from such major schools as the University of Kansas and Indiana University, he enrolled at Southern Illinois University. Rendered academically ineligible to play basketball as a junior, Frazier used the time to focus on his schoolwork and improve his defensive fundamentals. His return to the court for the 1966-67 season was a triumph, as he helped Southern Illinois become the first small school to win the National Invitation Tournament. He was then selected with the fifth pick in the 1967 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. #blackfashion #nbafinals #nba #knicks #retro #waltclydefrazier #blackhistory #sablesouls #atlanta

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But Frazier's impact on professional basketball goes beyond the bragging rights that come with championship rings; he's the man to thank (or blame) for the big business that is baller-endorsed sneakers. Before 1973, when Frazier signed a deal with Puma, players didn't get paid to wear sneakers—the companies simply gave them the kicks for free, and there weren't many styles to choose from. (Back then players were still wearing Chuck Taylors to actually play basketball.) But Puma came to Frazier with a radical idea—not only would they pay him to wear their shoes, but they were offering to let him design a sneaker, too. After seeing the newly-released Puma Suede, Clyde decided it had the comfort he needed on the court, but the style to be worn off of it, too. A few tweaks and the name "Clyde" printed on the shoe's side later, and the Puma Clyde was born. #sablesouls #blackhistory #waltclydefrazier #puma #pumaclyde #retro #knicks #nba #nbafinals #blackfashion