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2. Chuck Taylor All-Stars - Wikipedia

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   By 1923 the Converse All Star shoe was designed in its present-day form after the company made improvements to the design based on Chuck Taylor's input. The restyled Converse All Star basketball shoe also had a distinctive five-pointed-star logo displayed on the high-top shoe's ankle patch.

3. Converse (brand) - Wikipedia

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   In 1922, basketball player Charles H. "Chuck" Taylor walked into Converse complaining of sore feet, and Converse gave him a job as a salesman and ambassador. He promoted the shoes around the U.S., and in 1932 Taylor's signature was added to the All-Star patch on the high-topped sneakers.

4. Chuck Taylor (salesman) - Wikipedia

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   In 1917, while Taylor was still in high school, Converse began manufacturing one of the first basketball shoes. At least one source indicates that in 1918 Taylor wore Converse Non-Skids, the canvas and rubber shoe that was the forerunner to the Converse All Stars.

5. To honor Uvalde victim Maite Rodriguez, people are buying ...

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   David Hogg, a gun control activist and survivor of the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, tweeted an illustration of green high-top sneakers with a message encouraging people to join The ...

6. PF Flyers - Wikipedia

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   PF styles ranged from high- and low-top sport shoes to oxfords and moccasins "for work, relaxation and play". PF Flyers' women's line was released in 1948. [ 1 ] In 1950, PF Flyers became standard issue for certain military outfits. 1958 saw the first athlete to be endorsed by a shoe brand: All-star basketball player Bob Cousy of the Boston ...

7. Sneaker collecting - Wikipedia

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   Sneaker collecting is the acquisition and trading of sneakers as a hobby. It is often manifested by the use and collection of shoes made for particular sports, particularly basketball and skateboarding. A person involved in sneaker collecting is sometimes called a sneakerhead . Sneaker collecting came to prominence in the 1980s in New York City ...