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   65,884 A $ 10.969 676,147 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   2,752 A $ 11.1565 678,899 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   566 A $ 11.0315 679,465 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   1,586 A $ 10.969 681,051 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   1,275 A $ 10.9065 682,326 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   3,444 A $ 10.8125 685,770 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   1,428 A $ 14.7 687,198 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   2,746 A $ 14.7 689,944 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   565 A $ 15.185 690,509 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   905 A $ 15.185 691,414 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   1,018 A $ 14.7 692,432 D  
Common Stock 12/20/2004   M   2,545 A $ 14.57 694,977 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) $ 10.969 12/20/2004   M     18,750 02/24/2000 02/23/2010 Common Stock 18,750 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.969 12/20/2004   M     18,750 02/24/2001 02/23/2010 Common Stock 18,750 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.969 12/20/2004   M     18,750 02/24/2002 02/23/2010 Common Stock 18,750 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.969 12/20/2004   M     9,634 02/24/2003 02/23/2010 Common Stock 18,750 $ 0 9,116 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 11.1565 12/20/2004   M     2,752 02/23/2000 02/22/2010 Common Stock 2,752 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 11.0315 12/20/2004   M     566 02/25/2000 02/24/2010 Common Stock 566 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.969 12/20/2004   M     1,586 02/24/2000 02/23/2010 Common Stock 1,586 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.9065 12/20/2004   M     1,275 02/28/2000 02/27/2010 Common Stock 1,275 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.8125 12/20/2004   M     3,444 03/09/2000 03/08/2010 Common Stock 3,444 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.7 12/20/2004   M     1,428 02/24/2001 02/23/2010 Common Stock 1,428 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15.185 12/20/2004   M     565 02/25/2001 02/24/2008 Common Stock 565 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15.185 12/20/2004   M     905 02/25/2001 02/24/2008 Common Stock 905 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.7 12/20/2004   M     1,018 02/24/2001 02/23/2007 Common Stock 1,018 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.57 12/20/2004   M     2,545 02/28/2001 02/27/2006 Common Stock 2,545 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.7 12/20/2004   M     2,746 02/23/2001 02/22/2009 Common Stock 2,746 $ 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

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