LOOK: Tinker Hatfield designs custom sneaker for Oregon Ducks

Tinker Hatfield has designed an exclusive Air Max 1 for the ‘Ducks Of A Feather NFT’ platform for Oregon. Only 120 pairs have been made, with each pair going to NFT owners only.

Tinker Hatfield designs this Air Max 1 exclusively for the Ducks Of A Feather NFT platform for Oregon. Just 120 pairs made, with each pair going to NFT owners only pic.twitter.com/rvzh8jhQ6A

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The “Ducks of a Feather” collection is a collaboration with the Oregon football team called “Flying Formations.” The one-of-one digital art pieces were created by Oregon alum and Nike designer Hatfield. Each NFT from the collection will also be accompanied the special edition version of the classic Nike Air Max 1, which will feature a representation of the individual NFT on the shoe’s tongue.

The ‘Flying Formations’ collection was inspired by stories of brotherhood from Oregon football players, which inspired Hatfield as a former Oregon athlete himself.

“As a former Oregon student athlete, I remember clearly the sense of brotherhood that exists within our teams and it was an honor to create a depiction of that brotherhood through the design of Flying Formations,” Hatfield said. “I have such a passion for the school and the athletes, and it’s a dream to work on something unique like this that directly supports them.”

Oregon football players Jamal Hill, Noah Sewell, Justin Flowe, Mase Funa, Kris Hutson, TJ Bass and Brandon Dorlus were contracted to provide specific content for ‘Flying Formations.’ The athletes will receive approximately 70 percent of revenue from the initial auction.

“Knowing that our stories inspired the legend Tinker Hatfield and seeing that inspiration come to life in an NFT collection that supports our team is just incredible,” Hill said. “Oregon is a special place that’s meaningful to each of us individually, but it’s our work together as a team that makes us who we are. We came from all over, with different backgrounds, experiences and circumstances. But once we landed at Oregon, we become family. We can’t wait to share this collection with the world and provide 120 fans with a truly unique experience.”

The ‘Flying Formations’ initial auction will take place on Division Street’s Ducks of a Feather site at 10 a.m. PST on Feb. 20. The NFT’s were created with Six21, a startup that builds NFT platforms that unite athletes and creators. Each time an NFT is sold on a secondary market such as Opensea, the first and largest NFT marketplace, 10 percent of the proceeds will go to the Division Street fund to help provide support across the entirety of Oregon’s athletic programs.