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Charles H. "Chuck" Taylor was born in rural Brown County, Indiana, on June 24, 1901.[1] Taylor, a graduate of Columbus High School in Columbus, Indiana, in 1919, played guard positionon the school's basketball team. He became captain of the varsity teamwhile a high school sophomore, and was also a two-time all-state team selection.
After Taylor's signature was added to the ankle patch as his endorsement, they became known as Chuck Taylor All Stars, the first celebrity-endorsed athletic shoe. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] To promote sales of Converse All Star shoes to basketball players, Taylor held basketball clinics in high school and college gyms and YMCAs all across the United States ...
Judson High School. / 29.509634; -98.306707. Judson High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Converse, Texas, United States, 15 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio. It was established in 1959 as part of the Judson Independent School District, and is currently classified as a 6A school by the University Interscholastic ...
College Football Hall of Fame. Inducted in 1984 ( profile) Charles Albert "Chuck" Taylor (January 24, 1920 – May 7, 1994) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at Stanford University from 1940 to 1942, returned as head football coach from 1951 to 1957, and served as the school ...
New Mexico State) (January 28, 2001, Super Bowl XXXV, Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants)[ 122] 93,246 (2019 Vs. Notre Dame)[ 132] (September 17, 2005 vs. New Mexico State)[ 159] ^ Largest football crowd. Larger attendance records may exist for other configurations of the stadium.
The 1957 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1957 college football season. The team was coached by Chuck Taylor in his seventh year as head coach. Taylor was a popular coach who had led Stanford to the 1952 Rose Bowl, had been an All-American player for the Indians, and starred on the undefeated 1940 "Wow Boys ...
The 1970 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Longhorns shared the national championship with Nebraska, their third national championship overall. [1] Texas had previously won consensus national titles in 1963 and 1969 .
Texas Stadium. / 32.83972°N 96.91083°W / 32.83972; -96.91083. Texas Stadium was an American football stadium located in Irving, Texas, a suburb west of Dallas. Opened on October 24, 1971, [2] it was known for its distinctive hole in the roof, the result of abandoned plans to construct a retractable roof .