Reebok Commercials - Dan and Dave - 1992

[TickaDuck]

Weird that I got here by looking up magic

[sapher2020]

Is he an Oreo?

[beaverboyor]

I went to high school with Daves oldest daughter. Dammmmnnn

[oliversoncorbin]

Dan failed to qualify for the team when he no-heighted on the pole vault, leaving Dave as the presumed gold medal winner. Unfortunately for him, Johnson experienced a stress fracture in his left foot on the first day of events. He put on a shoe two sizes larger, laced it up tight, and competed anyway and won the bronze medal.

[oliversoncorbin]

All you guys who say dan and dave were a bust are ignorant. To qualify to be in a decathlon is an amazing feet. And dan didnt only qualify, he got a gold. And for those out there who think dave wasnt very good, read his book. He had microfractures throughout his heel when he got the bronze. That means that the entire time he was in the barcelona decathlon he was in extreme agony. These two men are people we should be proud of. Not calling washouts.

[PhilM662]

man this was a big deal......for like 2 months

[WestCoastR1der]

Thumbs up if you search for this commercial cause CREG ROWIN talked about it in one of his videos

[lavenderdelights]

He didn't fail to qualify in 1992 because he was washed up and couldn't make it. He lost on a technicality. He failed to clear his opening height in the Pole Vault. He omitted lower opening heights, a common manuever, to skip to one that he was confident with but was also fairly high comparatively. He was having a bad day, missed it three times, and received 0 points for the Pole Vault event. That 0 made it impossible to qualify. He was however well qualified as an athlete to go that year.

[PunkRockCovers]

Did blink 182 wrote a song about this commercial?

[berdoesgirls]

@PunkRockCovers haha thats how i found this video!

[FrankysMagicStuff]

Not that Dan and Dave i'm looking for... i'm looking for the Buck Twins

[thedude19766]

that is a markting bust

[JC819]

hey lets argue about 1992!

[Crisgo3d]

This was sad, Reebok banked so hard on this Dave VS Dan thing and one of them did not make it. Nike had the last laugh

[McrWerewolf]

I met Dave today and gave him a hug!It was awesome!

[jjjannnixxx7]

Yeah! they both sucked. Dan 96 Gold medalist, Dave 92 Bronze medalist. They should have tried harder. Oh.... that's right, everybody takes commercials as gospel. I'm sure you're all wearing Reebok's.... right. They must have sucked to be 2 of the top decathletes of that time period.

[WatchVenusSpa]

The two most overhyped and overrated Olympians of all time. Too bad they bombed out before they even GOT to Barcelona.

[decadyne]

@WatchVenusSpa

Right, they both really sucked.

Dan's #3 on the ALL TIME WORLD list and Dave is #16. Dan's PRs are the all-time highest total in the history of the event and Dave's PRs are over 9000 plus he's a 4-time US champion, former AR holder, and bronze medalist.

You certainly know your stuff, there.

[DoomMAn9]

Errrrr... You mean Dan O'Brien bombed out in 1992. Dave Johnson won Bronze there.

So is O'Brien winning gold in Atlanta is not an achievement? I'm confused how you judge athletic greatness...

[dalmain77]

I remember that Dan guy. Such a long time ago. Yesteryear when I was just a little kid.

[WVDave26]

Dan = choke artist

[DoomMAn9]

Atlanta = ?

[crock1963]

nike is using the kobe and lebron commercials for shoes now to cover up their big screw up with the finals

[beauactress]

Ironic that this never ended up happening (Dan didn't make the cut), and now LeBron is out as well. Nike should've watched these adds before they made their's.

[NordStar22]

and now kobe vs lebron

[opencrack]

Anyone who posted today listens to Jim Rome.

[ColonelYao47]

Don't forget Bill Simmons' Twitter...

[ColonelYao47]

Wow, the symmetry between these commercials and the LeBron James / Kobe Bryant Nike commercials IS freaky.

[RULIOS117]

Daves my uncle hes awsome

[IShltMyPants]

i thought this was dan and dave buck, the flourishing gods!

[xxxMastersOfDeathxxx]

yea i thought the same

[supremejoseph1]

Dan O'Brien WON HIS GOLD MEDAL IN THE 1996 OLYMPICS

[epb2001]

My favorite one was when they asked a bunch of Dan and Dave's friends and relatives who would win. It ended with one of their ex-girlfriends saying the other guy would win. Anyone have that commercial?

[sassierapple]

That's the one I was hoping to find.

[tinababy54]

Dave was my vice principal. He liked to brag about his Bronze medal and this commercial.

[ripeazy40]

what busts!!!!!

[scir91]

i didn't know what barcelona meant as a kid. i thought it was a gym inside a school or something.

[dena81]

Haha It makes me feel old just by the fact of how vividly I remember these commercials!

[JimRagan1967]

What's worse than being old enough to remember Dan and Dave was remembering that failed "Triplecast" from NBC back during the '92 Olympics!

[taumbu]

LOL! I remember the triplecast. You had to pay for 3 olympic channels. This year I have 6 or 7, plus live internet feeds for free!

[mhz313]

they both didn't get any metals!!!! reebok losses again!!!

[jbrumundsmith]

Nice try, moron. Dave Johnson got a bronze MEDAL.

[clmetsfan]

With a stress fracture in his foot, no less.

And Dan won gold in 1996. Not a bad pair of Olympic careers.

[johnnysama]

It's amazing about Dan O'Brien's story, with this much-hyped ad, only to miss out in the qualification rounds- and then redeeming himself four years later in Atlanta. :)

[SoocerSaint13]

@jbrumundsmith Dave also had a broken foot while he was competing. He just gave a speech at our school baby and it was awesome!!

[mdhookey]

I was 11 when these came out, and now to think of it, they're so campy to look at them now.

[tltody]

haha what a nice commercial!

[Zoomer30]

I remember when it was cool to pump up your shoes, now youd probably get beat up.

[Rico08]

a classic

[Zestfuly]

Lol, Dan and Dave.

[basilcruncher]

respect to dan though... he came back to win olympic gold in atlanta and break the world record. a great champion.

[raclos234]

what a PR nightmare for reebok.

it couldve been been worse...they couldve represented michael johnson during the 1992 olympics!

thanx for the upload!

[mrjoeri]

haha, Dave Johnson is now my school principal and he is still bragging about his carreer.. but he did pretty good

[jdchambers]

Are you going to Jefferson? He coached me at West Albany.