DENNIS "WORM" RODMAN
DENNIS KEITH RODMAN (1961- )
Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed “the Worm”, he is known for his fierce defensive and rebounding abilities. Rodman played for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Rodman played at the small forward position in his early years before becoming a power forward. He earned NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven times and won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award twice. He also led the NBA in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and won five NBA championships. His biography at NBA.com states that he is “arguably the best rebounding forward in NBA history”. On April 1, 2011, the Pistons retired Rodman’s No. 10 jersey,[4] and he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later that year.
Rodman experienced an unhappy childhood and was shy and introverted in his early years. After aborting a suicide attempt in 1993, he reinvented himself as a “bad boy” and became notorious for numerous controversial antics. He repeatedly dyed his hair in artificial colors, had many piercings and tattoos, and regularly disrupted games by clashing with opposing players and officials. He famously wore a wedding dress to promote his 1996 autobiography Bad As I Wanna Be. Rodman pursued a high-profile affair with singer Madonna and was briefly married to actress Carmen Electra. Rodman also attracted international attention for his visits to North Korea and his subsequent befriending of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in 2013.
In addition to being a former professional basketball player, Rodman is a former part-time professional wrestler and actor. He was a member of the nWo and fought alongside Hulk Hogan in the main event of two Bash at the Beach pay-per-views. In professional wrestling, Rodman was the first ever winner of the Celebrity Championship Wrestling tournament. He had his own TV show, The Rodman World Tour, and had lead roles in the action films Double Team (1997) and Simon Sez (1999). Both films were critically panned, with the former earning Rodman a triple Razzie Award. He appeared in several reality TV series and was the winner of the $222,000 main prize of the 2004 edition of Celebrity Mole.
デニス・キース・ロッドマン（Dennis Keith Rodman, 1961年5月13日 – ）は、アメリカニュージャージー州トレントン出身のバスケットボール選手。身長203cm、体重105kg。1980年代から90年代にかけて、NBAに於いて当時を代表する優れたディフェンダーであり、歴代でも屈指のリバウンダーであった。（1992-1998で7年連続リバウンド王）ロッドマンのディフェンスに対する考え方は、NBAに多大な影響を与えた。髪を染める、全身にタトゥーを入れる、女装癖を隠さないなど、奔放なライフスタイルも話題を集め、コート内外で起こす様々な騒動も注目された。5回の優勝経験を持つ。ニックネームは「Worm（ワーム）」。
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1997: ALLSTAR VIBE
1997: ALLSTAR 91
The Converse All Star 91 is a mid top with leather on the uppers with solid rubber on the midsole and outsole. Red pipping runs through the mid-panel and connects to the lace loops. Black is placed around the toe box, running through the mid section, with white finishing up the heel. As you probably already know, the name of the shoe comes from Rodman’s jersey (91).
Converse AS (All Star) 91
1997: ALLSTAR RODMAN
In an era where ink is everywhere, it’s easy to forget that artwork worn by JR Smith and Wiz Khalifa was once far from the norm. Years before even AI, Dennis Rodman was the posterboy for tattoos in the NBA. The Converse AS Rodman was the first and only shoe to explicitly wear his name, but it was also perhaps the most memorable Converse Rodman as it played off his tats.
As Eastbay Memory Lane as done by Nick Engvall would point out, the signature shoe was ‘inspired by Rodman’s body art and on-court intensity.’ Jackpot. Even better? They retailed for $91. The beauty was definitely in the details on these, yet and still they were built like a functional hoops shoe.
Converse AS Rodman
1998: ALLSTAR D-ROD
Get your mind out of the gutter, the Converse AS D-Rod played off the abbreviated nickname wave that would splash around during the early 2000s. Still very much a Rodman, this shoe sported somewhat of a motorcycle boot steeze that played well on the hardwood.
In fact, it played so well that when he would move on to the likes of the Lakers and the Mavericks later in his career Converse would make him PEs to match said squads. With rockstar style more prevalent in hip-hop than ever, it’s easy to imagine these retros wearing well with today’s trends.
Converse AS D-ROD
