HISTORY
1972
Founded on Madison Avenue in New York as the original sneakers designed for real people. PONY was initially launched as an athletic footwear brand.
1976
Pele scores his world record 1250th goal and was awarded with a golden replica of the PONY boot he wore during that feat.
1978
PONY shoes were spotted on both Larry Holmes and Ken Norton in their WBC heavyweight title bout.
1979
David Thompson joined the PONY team and wins the NBA All Star game MVP award, all on the same day.
1980
The New York Cosmos win their fourth NASL title with all the goals in the finals scored by PONY athletes, Chinaglia and Romero.
1981
Sporting her PONY shoes, Tracy Austin claims another U.S. Open title.
1986
Spud Webb, all 5’ 7” of him, soars above giants to take out the NBA Slam Dunk title in his PONY City Wings.
2001
PONY shoes were seen on Kristen Stewart, Justin Timberlake, Paris Hilton, Blink 182 and other celebrities.
2005
PONY teams up with rap icon Snoop Dogg to release his Doggy Biscuitz sneaker line.
2012
PONY turns 40. Download the 40th year book here.
2016
PONY and its forward-pointing chevron continues to cement its relevance as the original sneakers for real people.