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2. Sneakers - Wikipedia

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   The word was already in use at least as early as 1887, when the Boston Journal made reference to "sneakers" as "the name boys give to tennis shoes." The name "sneakers" originally referred to how quiet the rubber soles were on the ground, in contrast to noisy standard hard leather sole dress shoes .

3. Sneakers (1992 film) - Wikipedia

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   Sneakers is a 1992 American caper thriller film directed by Phil Alden Robinson from a screenplay co-written with Walter Parkes and Lawrence Lasker. It stars Robert Redford , Dan Aykroyd , Ben Kingsley , Mary McDonnell , River Phoenix , Sidney Poitier and David Strathairn .

4. Altra Running - Wikipedia

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   Altra sponsoring a demo run of its shoes at the Marathon Sports store on Boston. Altra shoes feature Footshape, an enlarged anatomical toe box. [citation needed] All models of its shoes have zero drop, meaning that the heel and toe are designed to be at the same height. It offers neutral and stability shoes for men and women with various ...

5. The past & present of basketball sneakers with Russ ... - AOL

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   Russ Bengtson, author of A History of Basketball in Fifteen Sneakers, joins Vincent Goodwill to talk about some of the most famous basketball sneakers, why sneaker promotion has changed so ...

6. Okabashi's Shoes Are Japan By Way of Iran By Way of Georgia - AOL

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   Buford, Georgia looks a lot like thousands of other suburban towns across America. There's a town square and playgrounds. There are soccer fields and white picket fences. People commute the 39 ...

7. 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 ...

8. These Are the Most Expensive Shoes Ever Sold at Auction

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   The set went on to sell for over $8 million at a Sotheby’s auction in early 2024, smashing records for the most expensive sneakers ever sold in history. 2. Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals ...

9. Keds - Wikipedia

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   Initially, the name "Peds" was chosen for the brand from the Latin word for feet, but it was already trademarked. [1] [2] Keds's original shoe design, the Champion, was the first mass-marketed canvas-top shoe. [3] They became known as "sneakers" as the soft rubber soles allowed "sneaking around silently". [4]