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Complex on Twitter: "The Chuck Taylor was the first basketball sneaker and the Air Jordan 1 was a first in many ways, too. This is how MJ's first sneaker has become the
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Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star, classic design from 1917: the best known basketball shoe in the world Stock Photo - Alamy
Indiana Historical Bureau - On June 24, 1901, Charles "Chuck" Taylor was born in Brown County. He grew up in Columbus, and played basketball for the Columbus High Bull Dogs, before playing
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