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Vintage Ad: Jerry Stackhouse and the FILA Stack

October 6th 2011 | 72 comments

words & image // Zack Schlemmer

Jerry Stackhouse who was the #3 pick in the 1995 NBA Draft out of the University of North Carolina wasted no time getting a signature shoe when he signed with FILA as a rookie for the 1995-1996 NBA season.  Back when FILA still had a decent stake in the NBA footwear market The Stack was one of the brand's most popular silhouettes.  One of the many players who was billed as the "next Michael Jordan" at one time or another, Stackhouse was one of the major faces for the FILA brand in the mid 90's along with Grant Hill.

In this ad from 1996 we get a look at Jerry flying over the Philadelphia skyline in his Stack Mids.  He never became the next Jordan (as nobody ever has yet) but he had a very solid NBA career as a star player with the 76ers and Pistons and later morphed into a solid role player with the Wizards and Mavs.

The Stack is one of FILA's most classic basketball shoe designs. Who would like to see a retro release?

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Hype Magnet
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Hideous
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Feet Worthy
Really?
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Easy Cop
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Months ago | 21st January 2012 14:35
i had stacks before. Fila should retro those stacks and GHs
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Months ago | 29th October 2011 11:01
haha i would cop if they came out again
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Months ago | 23rd October 2011 19:55
my 1st filas were grant hills white joints
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen... Michael Jordan!!!
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Months ago | 19th October 2011 00:34
my first pair of basketball shoes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4th grade...love em!
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Months ago | 15th October 2011 18:27
Wore these in junior high great shoe,managed to find a connect for deadstock pairs.
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Months ago | 15th October 2011 11:39
man i wish i could get another pair... Love these
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Months ago | 12th October 2011 20:11
FILA BACK FILA BACK
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Months ago | 9th October 2011 23:41
Fila classic
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Months ago | 7th October 2011 21:47
i remember these. seems like they were trying to continue the last name theme like with the "hill" shoes. grant hills looked like a hill, and these had markings that stacked up. these weren't hot at all... didn't see one kid rock these.
have a pair of DS olive 9s. size 10.5.
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Months ago | 7th October 2011 21:18
Damn bring back memories of the stacks and the Grant Hill Fila!!!
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i had stacks before. Fila should retro those stacks and GHs
haha i would cop if they came out again
my 1st filas were grant hills white joints
my first pair of basketball shoes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4th grade...love em! :)
Wore these in junior high great shoe,managed to find a connect for deadstock pairs.
man i wish i could get another pair... Love these
stack had some nice ones back then. loved FILA during that era
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i remember these. seems like they were trying to continue the last name theme like with the "hill" shoes. grant hills looked like a hill, and these had markings that stacked up. these weren't hot at all... didn't see one kid rock these.
Damn bring back memories of the stacks and the Grant Hill Fila!!!
i miss all the old school ad's and commercials
Wow, these are throwback.. I remember owning the OG pair, but Donated them cuz right shoe was YELLOW due to age.. Might cop if price is right.
Dope ass ad. Has that old school feel to it.
I would love to see them bring the Stacks back out, I always wanted a pair as well as the Grant Hills! http://theconcretefloor.com