125 years ago today, the shoe salesman Chuck Taylor was born in Indiana. While playing basketball in high school, Taylor began wearing the Converse All-Star shoe introduced way back in 1917. He became such a fan that he approached the company for a job, and traveled across America selling the shoes at basketball clinics he organized. He became so successful in promoting the shoes that he won an 80% share of the entire sneaker industry. READ more... (1901)
