The Pro Model precedes the Superstar by almost ten years, as the one of the very first shoes to be invented specifically for athletics in the late 1950s and early 1960s. When the Superstar came out in 1969, the Pro Model became included in the Superstar brand of styles, defined by unique design elements such as all-leather uppers, non-marking rubber soles, and of course the famous rubber “shelltoe,”...