Tinker hatfield biography book

American shoe designer (born 1952)

Tinker Linn Hatfield Jr. (born April 30, 1952) is an American designer of numerous Nikeathletic shoe models, including the Air Jordan 3 through Air Jordan 15, the twentieth-anniversary Air Jordan XX, the Air Jordan XXIII, the 2010 (XXV), the 2015 Air Jordan XX9 (XXIX), and other athletic sneakers including the world's first "cross training" shoes, the Nike Air Trainer.

Hatfield is Nike's Vice President for Design and Special Projects^[1][2] and oversees Nike's "Innovation Kitchen". For his many innovative designs and numerous creations over more than three decades, Hatfield is considered a legend of design.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Early life

Hatfield was born on April 30, 1952, in Hillsboro, Oregon.

He attended Central Linn High School, where he was an exceptionally talented basketball player, an All-State football running back, and an All-American track-and-field