Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ODONOVAN TIMOTHY J
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/ [WWW] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
9341 COURTLAND DRIVE NE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/20/2004
(Street)

ROCKFORD, MI 49351		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   30,000 A $ 15.76 535,591 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   11,250 A $ 23.05 546,841 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   25,715 A $ 23.3333 572,556 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   1,151 A $ 25.75 573,707 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   2,283 A $ 24.313 575,990 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   20,182 A $ 24.313 596,172 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   14,091 A $ 24.313 610,263 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15.76 12/20/2004   M     15,000 02/12/2003 02/11/2013 Common Stock 15,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15.76 12/20/2004   M     15,000 02/12/2004 02/11/2013 Common Stock 15,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15.76             02/12/2005 02/11/2013 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15.76             02/12/2006 02/11/2013 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 23.05 12/20/2004   M     11,250 02/18/2004 02/17/2014 Common Stock 11,250 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 23.05             02/18/2005 02/17/2014 Common Stock 11,250   11,250 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 23.05             02/18/2006 02/17/2014 Common Stock 11,250   11,250 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 23.05             02/18/2007 02/17/2014 Common Stock 11,250   11,250 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) $ 23.3333 12/20/2004   M     7,500 02/24/1997 02/23/2007 Common Stock 7,500 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) $ 23.3333 12/20/2004   M     7,500 02/24/1998 02/23/2007 Common Stock 7,500 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) $ 23.3333 12/20/2004   M     7,500 02/24/1999 02/23/2007 Common Stock 7,500 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) $ 23.3333 12/20/2004   M     3,215 02/24/2000 02/23/2007 Common Stock 7,500 $ 0 4,285 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1) $ 25.75 12/20/2004   M     1,151 04/27/1997 04/26/2007 Common Stock 1,151 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 24.313 12/20/2004   M     2,283 08/15/1997 02/28/2005 Common Stock 2,283 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 24.313 12/20/2004   M     20,182 08/15/1997 03/08/2005 Common Stock 20,182 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 24.313 12/20/2004   M     14,091 08/15/1997 02/27/2006 Common Stock 14,091 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ODONOVAN TIMOTHY J
9341 COURTLAND DRIVE NE
ROCKFORD, MI 49351		   X     President & CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Jeffrey A. Ott, by power of attorney   12/22/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares and prices have been adjusted to reflect stock splits.

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