His name is actually Vincent, though I’ve never once heard anyone call him so. And when Vincent was a young boy growing up Bessemer, Alabama, long before his dual sport All-Star career, he was known by everyone in his family to be a constant troublemaker. It didn’t take long for the family to give him a nickname, and for the 8th youngest of ten Jackson children, he was often described as acting like a “wild boar hog,” or as his mother pronounced it, a “wild bo’hog.” Eventually the nickname was simply shortened to “Bo,” and stuck ever since.For Nike Athletic Training Product Line Manager Esaie Witherspoon, that story was too good not to tell as the category continually celebrates Bo’s legacy and career. Just how Bo Jackson got his legendary nickname often goes untold. “[The inspiration] was from that story we heard about Bo,” says Witherspoon. “His mom supposedly said he was wild like a bo’hog and that’s how he got the name ‘Bo,’ so we took the story and twisted it just a little so we could make the connection.”
As a result, the pictured “Wild Boar” Trainer SC 2010 was made for Bo Jackson, along with friends and family, to help celebrate the origin of his name. A rich deep olive full grain leather can be found along the shoe’s toe, collar and heel, while a textured brown leather wraps around the shoe’s dominant rand overlay and eyestay. Notice the “Wild Boar” stitch detailing along the heel of both shoes, as well as the orange contrast stitching atop the shoe’s ankle and toe. As for the contrasting Flywire strands that are seemingly out of place? It’s a detail inspired by a wild boar’s two massive tusks. Via Sole Collector
