Tinker Hatfield’s Net Worth: What is Tinker Hatfield’s Net worth?

Tinker Hatfield Jr., born on April 30, 1952, is an American shoe designer and is known for his innovative designs of Nike athletic shoes. He oversees Nike's “Innovation Kitchen” and is considered a legend of design

He is the 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. Hatfield oversees Nike's “Innovation Kitchen” and is considered a legend of design for his many innovative designs over more than three decades.

Hatfield studied architecture at the University of Oregon and continued his track and field career under the coaching of Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Nike. He set the university record in the pole vault and placed sixth in that event at the 1976 Olympic trials. After graduating from college, Hatfield practiced as an architect in Eugene until joining Nike in 1981.

Hatfield began working on shoe design in 1985, realizing that his architectural skills could be applied to shoes. He designed the cross-trainer as a “multi-sport” shoe when he realized people at his Oregon gym brought various sneakers with them for diverse activities such as basketball, aerobics, weightlifting, and jogging.

Hatfield also created the graphic design for the basketball court at the Matthew Knight Arena at the University of Oregon, which opened in 2011. In 2013, Hatfield worked on both Nike and Jordan brand concept car designs for Gran Turismo 6. In 2014, Hatfield indicated that Nike would unveil a shoe with power-lacing technology, as worn by Marty McFly in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II.

In 2019, Hatfield received his sneaker, titled the Nike React “Tinker Hatfield,” which was first presented to the public by him at SXSW.

Tinker Hatfield Net Worth: What is Tinker Hatfield's Net worth?

Tinker Hatfield, the shoe design legend, has accumulated a substantial amount of cash through his inventive work. His estimated net worth is $25 million.

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