Pete Rose Enters a Hall, Just Not THE Hall, in Skechers' Super Bowl Commercial

Brand's fifth appearance after a year away

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After a year away, Skechers will return to the Super Bowl on Sunday with a 15-second spot starring Pete Rose, who good-naturedly pokes fun at his continuing exclusion from baseball's Hall of Fame—with help from fiancée Kiana Kim.

See the ad, by Siltanen & Partners, promoting the brand's Relaxed Fit footwear, below.

"Pete isn't just a baseball legend, he's an American icon—and there's no better place for an American icon than the Super Bowl," Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers, said in a statement.

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