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	Chuck Taylor All-Stars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chuck Taylor All-Stars are canvas and rubber shoes produced by Converse Shoes.
		Universally speaking, however, Chucks are not limited to punk and hip hop, and are popular in almost every kind of music, quickly being recognized as "the musician's shoe".
		These new versions of the shoe were also co-designed by Chuck Taylor, shortly before his death in 1969.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chuck_Taylor_All-Stars (414 words)

	Echo Online :: Features :: Chuck Taylors remain classic footwear
		Charles "Chuck" Taylor, the man behind the shoe, was born in Indiana in 1901.
		Taylor, who passed away in 1969 around the time of his shoe's greatest fame, was inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Sporting Goods Hall of Fame.
		While in Chicago, Taylor worked side-by-side with the company to improve the shoe's structure and adjusted the tread and ankle patch of the All Star to increase performance.
	www.easternecho.com /cgi-bin/print.cgi?4077 (741 words)

	Converse - Chuck Taylor Classic All Stars
		Chuck Taylor® All Star® - Navy Hi, Unisex, Canvas
		Chuck Taylor® All Star® - Optical White Hi, Unisex, Canvas
		Chuck Taylor® All Star® - Black Hi, Unisex, Canvas
	www.converse.com /zproductmatrix.asp?zcatid=2&zsubcatid=4 (112 words)

	SI.com - SI Writers - Frank Deford - Frank Deford: Buying Converse, Nike takes giant step into retro shoe market - Wednesday July 16, 2003 12:58 PM
		Chuck Taylor, it turned out, had been a pro basketball player, back when pro basketball was the equivalent of a six-day bicycle race or a roller derby.
		Chuck Taylor was no longer with us, even if nobody ever knew who he had been, anyhow.
		For all practical purposes, the All Star -- or "Chucks," as we also knew them -- was the only sneaker in the world.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /inside_game/frank_deford/news/2003/07/16/viewpoint (670 words)

	Chuck everlasting - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Converse All Star Chuck Taylors were the official basketball shoe of the Olympics from 1936 to 1968.
		Two years later, Chuck Taylor hit the road with a redesigned model of the company's All Star brand, with the new version featuring his signature on the label on the shoe's inseam.
		Cech himself sort of sticks out in the halls of Bethlehem Center by his devotion to Chucks.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/search/s_119830.html (1677 words)

	Beyond hoops / New ads for Chuck Taylor All Stars are short films inspired by the shoes
		The Converse Chuck Taylor model is the most successful sport shoe in history, said Converse's Maddocks -- more than 900 million pairs having been sold since the name and endorsement were added in 1923.
		In Columbia, Daniels, 30, has for years been saving his old black Chuck Taylor high-tops in a bag in the attic of his house.
		Taylor was a 6-footer who played for the Buffalo Germans, Akron Firestones and New York Celtics from 1919 to 1930 and had a long career as Converse's ambassador.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/12/10/BUG4GA97O71.DTL&type=business (1275 words)

	Men's Converse Chucks - Values
		Designed to be decorated or doodled on, the new ads are primarily blank except for a small image of a pair of Chuck Taylor Converse All-Stars and the tag line, "Just Rubber and a Blank Canvas." The campaign is aimed at Converse's targeted customers, "women".
		The shoes were named after a traveling salesman, the "Chuck Taylor" first appeared in 1922 and has been embraced by everyone from athletes to punk rockers, from Wilt Chamberlain to the Ramones.
		Chucks were the heart and sole of the sneaker market.
	www.shoecity.com /pages/converse-chucks.htm (287 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Nike Drafts An All Star
		Chuck Taylor, once a pro basketball player for the Akron Firestones, redesigned the shoe in 1923 and drove around the country selling them out of the trunk of his Cadillac.
		In Converse's heyday, basketball stars such as Larry Bird and Magic Johnson endorsed leather versions of the company's shoes, and the brand was the footwear of choice for many until the mid-1980s, when Michael Jordan and Nike swept onto the hoop shoe scene.
		People that wear Chuck Taylors are leaders," said David Blackwell, 50, a freelance photographer who said he first bought Chucks for $7 as a student at John Hanson Junior High in Oxon Hill.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A9001-2003Jul17?language=printer (1184 words)

	Converse Shoes Chuck Taylor All Stars
		Hence, the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star was born.
		Chuck Taylor then became a household name and in 1923 his name was added to the All Star patch.
		Each pair of Chuck Taylor shoes is made of the high quality you have come to expect from Converse.
	www.robertwayne.com /converse.html (225 words)

	Chuck Taylors
		I've seen men, women, boys and girls all wear Chuck Taylors.
		Chuck Taylors aren't a trend, they are something that continues on and on, never dying.
		Chuck Taylors are altogether different from your ordinary footwear, they are something special.
	www.chucksconnection.com /articles/ConverseArt59.html (830 words)

	Chuck Taylor All Star Men's Shoes - Values
		Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars men's shoes are still around and still sell because the shoe has embedded itself in the American psyche, and has become as much a part of the American look as the five-pocket blue jean.
		The appeal of the canvas Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star men's shoes (CCTAS) doesn't lie in the fact that it's canvas, or that Chuck Taylor was such a memorable athlete (a big part of the population today does not know who he was), or that it makes one feel like an all-star when wearing a pair.
		The All Star brand strategy returns the company to the strength of its basketball heritage and its ownership of the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star, the original basketball shoe.
	www.shoecity.com /pages/converse-chuck-taylor-all-star.htm (300 words)

	Ballplayers would miss Chuck Taylors
		For many years, we kids thought Chuck Taylor was some big pro basketball player who endorsed the greatest tennis shoes ever made, but now I discover he was a big-time shoe salesman who sold the shoe just like Zeke Garretson, across the country, school by school.
		That's where we met, way back in 1968, when Chuck Taylors were still the best, and Garretson came around to Flagler High School, where I was trying to coach basketball.
		Chucks were huge when I was in college (late 80's) and I wore them until I got married 5 years ago and my wife told me to grow up.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/949902/posts (1936 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides Forums Messages
		The latest fashion report out of Paris is that the shoe of the summer is the coverse chuck taylor all stars.
		Chuck Taylor-born in Indiana 1908 (the hotbed of American basketball), played high school basketball wearing Converse shoes.
		I really hate to ask who Chuck Taylor is because I'm sure someone will make me feel stupid, but I am curious...
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34439980&numresponses=43&start=0 (1484 words)

	Dorothy's Slippers - Converse
		The classic look of Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars gets even cooler and easier with these limited e....
		The original Chuck Taylor "old school" canvas athletic shoe a classic that is always in style!Canva....
		Several years ago a traveling salesman named Chuck Taylor journeyed across the country distributing....
	www.dorothysslippers.com /?b=Converse (390 words)

	All Stars a shoo-in for cool
		Even though the simple canvas and rubber shoe seems to be an unlikely candidate for celebrity, the Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars (LINK) have always been cool.
		Basketball wasn't too popular yet, but Taylor spread enthusiasm for and knowledge of the game -- so much so that his name was added to the shoe's ankle patch in 1923.
		A new playing field: By the '80s, All Stars were solidly counterculture, being worn by skateboarders, members of Guns N' Roses, Bruce Springsteen and "cool dudes" Bill and Ted in 1989's Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
	www.azcentral.com /style/articles/0221trendtracker.html (352 words)

	The ChucksConnection
		For chucks with seven eyelet pairs, choose 45" laces; for chucks with eight eyelet pairs, choose 54" laces; for chucks with nine eyelet pairs, choose 63" laces; for extra high chucks choose 72" laces.
		Shoelace styles include our classic stretchable chucks laces, which are available in twenty-seven different regular or neon colors and in rainbow, extra wide laces in eight colors, narrow round laces in nine colors, and two color reversable laces in six color combinations.
		Chucks in youth and infant sizes are also available.
	www.chucksconnection.com (1955 words)

	Dolph (Simpsons) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dolph is recognized by his asymmetrical haircut which covers one eye and wears cutoff shorts and "Chuck Taylor All-Stars" style basketball shoes.
		Also, it has been revealed that Dolph is Jewish, which was first shown during the seventeenth-season episode See Homer Run.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dolph_(Simpsons) (212 words)

	Total Rocky : SHOPPING
		The Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars - a classic design that hasn't changed in years and years and years.
		The All-Stars have also made notable appearances on television (B.J. Hunnicutt's shoe of choice in MAS*H) and in feature films such as Grease, Back to the Future, To Kill a Mockingbird, Wayne's World, E.T. and Elvis Presley's Change of Habit.
		For over fifty years, All-Stars have been worn by leading high school, college and professional teams than any other shoe on the market.
	www.totalrocky.com /shopping/gear_converse.html (158 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Converse Chuck Taylor High Top at Epinions.com
		The canvas Chuck Taylor High Top (and its low top brother) is a minor masterpiece of design, in my opinion.
		This look is part of what gave Chucks a certain amount of punk rock cachet--they just naturally accessorize with, say, a biker jacket and a pair of jeans.
		I was wearing my white Chucks last month when I got caught in a flash flood in Compton--I'm serious, we got five inches of rain in two hours and I was out in it waiting for a bus part of that time.
	www.epinions.com /content_121602870916 (769 words)

	Converse All Stars Chuck Taylor High-Tops - All Colors
		Converse All Stars® "Chuck Taylor" Nubuck High (Wheat)
		Converse All Stars® "Chuck Taylor" Artwork High (White/Yellow Jungle)
		Converse All Stars® "Chuck Taylor" Leather Boot Hi
	www.sagesport.com /higtopallsta.html (673 words)

	Chuck Taylor: Basketball player turned master shoe salesman
		Chuck Taylor of Stanford football fame passed away in 2004 at the age of 74.
		Chuck Taylor was the basketball coach at Stanford University:
		No, but another man named Chuck Taylor played football at Stanford in 1943, later to become football coach from 1951-1957.
	sneakers.pair.com /taylor.htm (243 words)

	Charlie's "CHUCK" Page
		If the teams were named after their sneakers, the great majority of basketball games would have been "Chuck vs. Chuck." As I remember, some teams always wore the low-top version, and some teams always wore the high-top version, and some let the players decide which they preferred.
		Chucks have been known and worn for generations that have found uses for them from A to Z.
		Given the number of years Converse has been producing the "Chuck," it seems appropriate that they have used a number of different box designs.
	sneakers.pair.com /chucks.htm (797 words)

	Search: Converse - FOX News
		Converse has been making a basketball shoe called the "All Star" and in 1923, they paid homage to basketball player and innovator Chuck Taylor by adding his name to the logo.
		Insist on the Original - The Converse® Chuck Taylor® All Star®.
		Chuck Taylor reminds you to be wary of imposters and pretenders.
	search.foxnews.com /_1_2V9NT540I1EHVJ__info.foxnws/search/web/Converse (794 words)

	Converse Shoes - Chuck Taylor All Stars
		We specialize in Chuck Taylor All Stars and are pleased to offer one of the world's largest selections of Converse shoes, great for casual wear, skateboarding, hiking, tennis, basketball, and many other activities.
		We have been in business for over 30 years, and thanks to our rock-solid customer service we have many loyal customers around the world who return again and again to purchase from our great selection of Converse All Stars.
		Our Huge selection of Converse All Star trainers (for you folks from the UK) whether they be hi tops, low tops or x hi tops come in a variety of fabrics and there are sizes for everyone.
	www.bagginsshoes.com /converse-main.html (269 words)

	eBay - Converse
		Independent movie stars, rock musicians, and famous basketball players (like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird) all sung the praises of Converse Chuck Taylors.
		These shoes, which became known as Chuck Taylor All-Stars (otherwise known as "Chucks"), went on to sell more than 600 million pairs.
		RARE CLASSIC BLACK * CONVERSE CHUCK TAYLOR LOW M 9 W 11
	popular.ebay.com /ns/Clothing-Shoes-Accessories/Converse.html (490 words)

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		Converse All Star Multi Color HI Chuck Taylors
	www.jackpurcell.com /convhigh.html (52 words)

	ESPN.com - GEN - Converse nears corporate extinction
		Before there were Air Jordans, there were Chuck Taylors.
		Converse All-Stars used to cover the feet of schoolboys everywhere
		Converse still has some stars like Karl Malone wearing the shoe, but the company has little spending money to promote its presence on the court.
	espn.go.com /gen/news/2000/1017/823135.html (1167 words)

	Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY - CONVERSEing on the isSHOES
		But the strange thing about his collection is they’re all the same kind of shoe: canvas Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars.
		John Yeutter kicks back in his office at NSU with his red pair of Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars.
		Chuck Taylor’s name became associated with the shoe in 1921, when Converse hired him from the Akron Firestones basketball team to conduct basketball classes.
	www.glasgowdailytimes.com /features/cnhinspopculture_story_237181346.html (913 words)

	Converse Shoes - Chuck Taylor All Star Hi Tops
		Traditionally, Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars are a large-fitting shoe.
		Converse Shoes - Chuck Taylor All Star Hi Tops
		Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Hi Top Shoes!
	www.bagginsshoes.com /chucks-shop.html (339 words)

	Farewell Chuck Taylors - Acid Logic ezine
		And a new pair of Chuck Taylor All Stars.
		Boys, if I sound a little forward on this next score; but I believe that I may understand and appreciate the significance of the role that the Chuck Taylor shoe has played in our cultural history more than you.
		You know, I cried because I hadn't any Chuck Taylors, then I met a man without a soul.
	www.acidlogic.com /chuck_taylors.htm (949 words)

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