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The Stan Smith started out in the mid 60s named after French tennis player Robert Haillet. It was the first leather tennis shoe, dreamt up by Adi Dassler's son Horst and made in Landersheim in France. Adidas later put an American player, Stan Smith, on the tongue, and for a few years the shoe carried his face next to Haillet's name. Haillet's name finally came off in 1978.The Superstar came out in 1969 as a basketball shoe. The rubber toe was there so seven foot men with size 16 feet didn't flatten yours. Fair enough on a court, less so walking round town.The Superstar's most famous wearer was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (aka Roger Murdock), the first basketball player Adidas signed. He wore them on the way to the 1980 NBA title and his sixth MVP, and in a 1981 ad he credited his size 16 Superstars with helping his sky hook. It's why the Superstar is often called the first signature basketball shoe. Fair play.I love basketball, and I watch more Nets games than I probably should. But I don't…

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