Interesting fact

[CountVolcula]

Thought I would share


A little know cobbler, Adolph Dassler, was developing a running shoe about the time of the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin. He was not a member of the Nazi Party, so he approached Jessie Owens to wear his shoe. Since he felt that he would be rejected because of his given name, he introduced himself as Adi, his nickname. Owens tried them on and agreed to wear them

Owens went on to win 4 golds, unheard of at that time, in Track and Field

Owens success helped Adi start his new business

Adidas

 

[Dool-Aid]

Interesting indeed

 

[orange parmejohn]

thiz story you tell to us. iz vetty intervesting mista volcula.

 

[TruthIsOutThere]

When I was in high school I "learned" Adidas stood for "All Day I Dream About Sex."

Still seems like the correct origin to me

 

[BenGrimm]

I've always been partial to Adidas and Puma. Never cared for Nike much.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

I've always been partial to Adidas and Puma. Never cared for Nike much.

Me too.

 

[Proud2BaVol]

just to add to the story, he started the company with his brother Rudolph. they later split, and Rudolph started Puma

 

[volger]

 

[Nerd-Vol]

Interesting fact. Members of RUN DMC wore their Adidas without laces.

 

[hmanvolfan]

Interesting fact: nobody gives a rat's ass nerd.

 

[volfanbill]

little known fact. Count is wrong.

 

[volfanbill]

I guess not wrong, but misleading. Adolph had been making running shoes for athletes since the 1928 Olympics and was branding out significantly by the 1936 Olympics when a large number of athletes wore his shoe, including the Germans, and one Jesse Owens. Adolph and Rudolph would both go on to join the Nazi Party under Hitler's regime.

 

[CountVolcula]

I'm not perfect Bill

 

[volfanbill]

I'm not perfect Bill

I actually did a report on Adidas in school is all. You're still the man Count, don't forget it.

 

[CountVolcula]

I actually did a report on Adidas in school is all. You're still the man Count, don't forget it.

That's cool

I saw a show on History Channel the other day that mentioned it

Thanks Bill

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

That's cool

I saw a show on History Channel the other day that mentioned it

Thanks Bill

Another interesting fact I found out last night...

Cleavon Little starred in the movie Vanishing Point.

 

[J-P]

That's cool

I saw a show on History Channel the other day that mentioned it

Thanks Bill

Saw that too... hillarious!!!

"Just shoot anybody that looks important and run like heck!"

 

[CountVolcula]

Saw that too... hillarious!!!

"Just shoot anybody that looks important and run like heck!"

It was good

Dude was funny