Memories - Reebok BB4600

Reebok entered the US basketball shoe market around 1986. As I remember their original entries, they were three high-top models referred to by the codes "BB4600", "BB5600", and "BB6600".

To me, it seems that the BB6600 was promptly ignored by the sneaker buying public; the BB4600 was the most popular, followed by the BB5600.

The BB4600 was (and is) extremely popular. I suspect the popularity is a combination of value pricing along with a style that fit many people (including country singer Billy Ray Cyrus) well.

There were some differences over the years in the BB4600, all of which are shown above:

• Reebok name on cloth vs. Reebok name embossed on plastic
• Presence or absence of plastic forefoot reinforcement

Other colors that have been seen floating around the Internet but not shown above:

• Black with:
  • Red trim
  • Gray trim (suede) (Fall 2009)
  • Metallic gold trim
• Red with:
  • Blue trim (suede) (Fall 2009)
  • White trim
• Green with:
  • Blue trim
  • Gold trim
• Purple with yellow trim
• Gray with black trim (suede) (Fall 2009)
• White with:
  • Red trim
  • Yellow trim
  • "Cadet blue" and "Athletic yellow" trim (BTS 2010)

Other Reebok models similar to the BB4600 include:

• Low-top: BB4000
• Suede: BB4500

Reebok has since created "enhanced", "Ultra", and "3-D" versions of the BB4600 but the fans of the BB4600 generally prefer the classic design.

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Last Updated: 25 February 2017