Tinker Hatfield

Tinker Hatfield
Born
Tinker Linn Hatfield Jr.

(1952-04-30) April 30, 1952 (age 72)
Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Oregon (B.Arch., 1977)
Alma materUniversity of Oregon
Occupation(s)designer; architectural designer
Known forAir Jordan, Air Max
SpouseJackie Hatfield
Children3 daughters
Parent(s)Tinker Haven Hatfield, Sr.

Tinker Linn Hatfield Jr. (born April 30, 1952) is an American designer of numerous Nike athletic 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]

  1. ^ Thomas Prudon, "Nike Air Max 1 - Respect the Architects", Sneakers.fr. Accessed: May 24, 2012.
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