02580nam 22006134a 450 991078466290332120200520144314.00-253-11188-91-4337-0848-5(CKB)1000000000362347(EBL)281563(OCoLC)191036985(SSID)ssj0000122126(PQKBManifestationID)11132367(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000122126(PQKBWorkID)10122004(PQKB)11276392(MiAaPQ)EBC281563(OCoLC)162128849(MdBmJHUP)muse16553(Au-PeEL)EBL281563(CaPaEBR)ebr10155198(CaONFJC)MIL931678(EXLCZ)99100000000036234720050627d2006 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChuck Taylor, Converse all star[electronic resource] the true story of the man behind the most famous athletic shoe in history /Abraham AamidorBloomington Indiana University Pressc20061 online resource (200 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7893-2700-7 0-253-34698-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-178) and index.Hall of fame -- Non-skids -- Salesman -- The invisible pass -- Special service -- Air-tecs -- World tourney -- "Me" -- Glory.His is the name on the label of the legendary Converse All-Star basketball shoe. Though the shoe has been worn by hundreds of millions, few, if any, know a thing about the man behind the name. Some even believe that there is no such person, that he is a marketer's fabrication like Betty Crocker. But ""Chuck Taylor"" was more than a rubber-soled, double-wall canvas-body shoe with a circular ankle patch, with a bright blue star in the middle and a signature across it. He may not have been a Michael JordaChuck Taylor, all starBasketball playersUnited StatesBiographyBasketball players796.323/092BAamidor Abraham1502206Osborne Ben1974-Source Interlink Media.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784662903321Chuck Taylor, Converse all star3729826UNINA