Sneakers: Origins
- John Dunlop and his company created the first sports shoes with rubber soles in the 1830s, and these were called sandshoes.
- A specialized model of the rubber sole footwear was the iconic Green Flash model developed much later by the same company.
- Before Adidas and Nike took centre stage, the Converse All-Star, a shoe designed for basketball, became widely popular at college campuses across the world.
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