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Adolf Dassler
Adolf "Adi" Dassler was a German cobbler, inventor, and businessman who founded the sportswear company Adidas.
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business · Founder of Adidas (1900–1978) · entrepreneur · politician · fashion designer · also Adolf Dassler, Adi Dassler, Dassler
Born 3 November 1900 · Died 6 September 1978 · Q76751
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2006· 1 entry
A sculpture of Dassler was unveiled in the Adi Dassler Stadium in Herzogenaurach
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1989· 1 entry
But remained family property until its IPO in 1995
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1978· 2 entries
Died 1978-09-06.
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Dassler was married to Käthe until his death from heart failure in 1978.
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1973· 1 entry
Their son Horst Dassler founded Arena, a producer of swimming equipment
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1946· 1 entry
While under the classification of Belasteter
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1942· 1 entry
And claimed that for his own immediate conscription he "had to thank my brother and his [Nazi] party friends …"
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1936· 1 entry
After Germany's humiliating quarter-final defeat by Norway at the Berlin Games, the Nazi sports authorities appointed him to coach the national football team
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1935· 1 entry
Adi decided that becoming a coach of and supplier to clubs affiliated with the Hitler Youth was essential to expanded production
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1927· 1 entry
From their parents' home, to the international shoe distributor it would become
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1900· 1 entry
Born 1900-11-03.
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