Nike
Nike Field General
Everything we hold on this shoe: 1 written piece.
Nike does not have to draw a low, flat, unfussy shoe. It has 50 years of catalogue.
Nike does not have to draw a low, flat, unfussy shoe
The spec
| Brand | Nike |
| Model | Nike Field General |
No style code and no colourway here. Both come from the retailer listings on the calendar ahead, and this shoe has nothing on it, so the rows are absent rather than guessed at.
What we have written
Every piece, with the place each claim came from underneath it. Where we could not reach a source we say so instead of quietly leaving it out.
Nike does not have to draw a low, flat, unfussy shoe
"The Nike Field General '82 shoe entered the scene in 1982, designed specifically for the football field", meaning American football. Notable wearers included Archie Manning and Dan Fouts. Nike revived it for 2024 with the general release dropping on 29 February, in leather and nylon, without cleats. A field general is the quarterback
Highsnobiety, "Nike's Field General '82 Is a Swoosh Samba Answer", read 2026-08-31
What we do not hold on the Nike Field General yet: nothing on our UK release calendar and no reading in our price index, so no ask we could quote. Everything above is what we do.