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2. Chuck Taylor (salesman) - Wikipedia

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   Taylor began his career as a semi-professional basketball player in 1919 and as the player-manager for the Converse All-Stars basketball team in the mid-1920s, but he became widely known as a salesman and promoter of Converse All Star basketball shoes. Taylor traveled the country providing local basketball clinics, making special appearances ...

3. Chuck Taylor All-Stars - Wikipedia

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   By the 1950s, Chuck Taylor All Stars had become a standard among high school, collegiate, and professional basketball players. [10]In the 1960s, Converse had captured about 70 to 80 percent of the basketball shoe market, with Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars being worn by ninety percent of professional and college basketball players.

4. Converse (brand) - Wikipedia

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   Converse (/ ˈ k ɒ n v ər s /) is an American lifestyle brand that markets, distributes, and licenses footwear, apparel, and accessories.Founded by Marquis Mills Converse in 1908 as the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in Malden, Massachusetts, it has been acquired by several companies before becoming a subsidiary of Nike, Inc. in 2003.

5. Sneakers - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. market for sneakers grew steadily as young boys lined up to buy Converse All Stars sneakers endorsed by basketball player Chuck Taylor. During the interwar period , athletic shoes began to be marketed for different sports, and differentiated designs were made available for men.

6. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander signs extension to be face of ... - AOL

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   Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has signed a "multi-year" shoe extension to become the face of Converse Basketball, according to Boardroom. As part of the new contract ...

7. Black Country, New Road - Wikipedia

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   Black Country, New Road are an English rock band formed in Cambridge in 2018. The original founders of the band consisted of Tyler Hyde (vocals, bass), Lewis Evans (vocals, flute, saxophone), Georgia Ellery (violin, backing vocals), May Kershaw (vocals, keys), Charlie Wayne (drums, backing vocals) and Isaac Wood (guitar, lead vocals); they added their then-seventh member, guitarist Luke Mark ...

8. The cute and comfy classic Adidas sneakers Taylor Swift ... - AOL

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   This Taylor Swift-approved style swaps the brand's original three black stripes for leopard print. ... The shoe first launched in 1970 for basketball players, but skaters, hip-hop artists and now ...

9. Ants from Up There - Wikipedia

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   Ants from Up There is the second studio album by British rock band Black Country, New Road, released on 4 February 2022 on Ninja Tune. [1] Recorded at Chale Abbey on the Isle of Wight, the album was produced by the band's live sound engineer Sergio Maschetzko, and is the final album to feature lead vocalist and guitarist Isaac Wood, who announced his departure from the band on 31 January 2022 ...