The 10 Best Signature Sneaker Lines That Lasted Only One Sneaker

As an athlete, the potential for endorsement deals is sometimes bigger than the contract your actual team pays you. A couple months ago we took a look at the Best Signature Sneakers of All Time but not everyone can have a list of great sneakers like Michael Jordan. Sometimes one chance is all you get. Take a look at the 10 Best Signature Sneaker Lines That Lasted Only One Sneaker.

Player: Brad Staba
Year Released: 2002

Savier is one of those brands that we'd like to see return because they had some of the dopest skate shoes. One of their early team riders, Brad Staba, had one of the most notable signatures of the short-lived Savier brand. As with any of the Savier models, you can see how the style was transferred to future Nike SB models.

Player: Mike Carroll
Year Released: 1994

As with most skateboarders, a signature sneaker line can be incredibly short-lived bouncing from brand to brand, or it can be a seemingly lifelong deal. Mike Carroll landed on the Vans team in the early '90s and was quickly awarded a signature model in 1994. After winning Skater of the Year from Thrasher Magazine, Carroll left Vans for DC, and later, to do his own thing. Carroll teamed up with one of the other skaters that was killing it back then, Rick Howard, to form their own company. A few years later Lakai Limited Footwear was born. Supreme pulled the Mike Carroll midcut silhouette out of the crates at Vans in 2011 but instead of Mike Carroll's signature on the tongue, a scripted 'Supreme' was in its place.

Player: Frank Thomas
Year Released: 1996

Frank Thomas was one of the best hitters in baseball during the '90s and Reebok set him up with a signature model that shared his nickname, the "Big Hurt." Thomas' hot hitting continued for a number of years and landed him a number of All Star game appearances but the signature line with Reebok never really caught on. That hurts.

Player: Latrell Sprewell
Year Released: 2004

Latrell Sprewell is most remembered for attacking P. J. Carlesimo during a Golden State Warriors practice in 1997 but the former All-Star also had some unforgettable sneakers. To go along with his Sprewell line of "spinners" wheels, Latrell partnered up with Dada and added spinners to his sneakers. Unfortunately for Sprewell fortunately for us all, the "ridin' spinners" fad didn't last long. The same can't be said for the pink colorways trend.

Player: Chris Webber
Year Released: 1997

After Chris Webber opted out of his Nike deal, he played in a number of different sneakers before signing a deal with Fila. The Fila Webber was Chris' signature model with Fila, but the partnership never really blossomed to its potential. Imagine if Fila and Webber would have made a sneaker like the Grant Hill line? That might have saved us all from Dada Supremes.

Player: Dee Brown
Year Released: 1993

Dee Brown "pumped up" to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1991 wearing the Reebok Pump Omni Lite and the following year Reebok came through with his reward. The Reebok Pump D-Time was the one and only signature sneaker for Dee Brown and despite his no-look dunk in the Omni Lites, the D-Time is a favorite amongst many collectors. Faux carbon fiber checker pattern never looked better.

Player: J.R. Rider
Year Released: 1994

J.R. Rider was one of the most high-flying dunkers of his day. Converse recognized game and laced J.R. (or was it Isaiah?) with his own signature model, the Sky Rider. With a name so cheesy awesome, it was bound to fail, but Rider's temper and run-ins with the law prevented him from really making the most of his career and subsequent sneaker deal.

Player: Tim Hardaway
Year Released: 1998

Tim Hardaway is another player who wore some unforgettable sneakers from Nike Basketball's "golden era." Hardaway was featured in advertisements for a number of classics, but it wasn't until 1998's Zoom T-Bug Flight that he officially had his own signature sneaker. Hardaway's sigs had all the dope elements of Nike hoops shoes of the late '90s — they were basically a Glove without the glove —and had this started a few years before, we'd probably be wishing for this signature line's return the way we look forward to GP's Nikes to return.

Player: Chris Webber
Year Released: 1995

Chris Webber has worn some classics over the years, but only one sneaker with Nike Basketball carried his name. The Air Max Sensation, previously known as the Air Max CW, featured Webber's initials on the heel and Max Air cushioning. The full-length Max Air choice raised the price of the CW above the cost of the signature Air Jordan model at the time, which didn't make sense to Webber and ultimately cut short the partnership between Chris Webber and Nike. This is definitely a case in which you try not to think of what might of been.

Player: Robert Haillet
Year Released: 1964

Robert Haillet had the first leather adidas tennis sneaker in 1964. After some confusing combinations of Haillet's signature combined with pictures of Stan Smith, the adidas Robert Haillet eventually became what we all know today as the Stan Smith. Can you imagine having a Kobe sneaker with a picture of LeBron on the tongue? Thankfully, sneakers have evolved and things are less confusing. Nonetheless, the staying power of the Stan Smith as one of the greatest tennis sneakers of all time makes the adidas Robert Haillet the most successful "one and done" signature line ever.