Comments on: The Weekend Links

By: Gil

Gil — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:35:39 +0000

The brother of Adolph Dassler also started his own company, which turned 60 last year. His name was Rudolph Dassler, the founder of PUMA. They are both headquarted in tiny Herzogenaurach, Germany.

By: Sarah in CA

Sarah in CA — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:43:07 +0000

Nature never fails to amaze me… thanks for the link.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:39:07 +0000

I could swear that the Adidas origin was in Mental_Floss the magazine a few months ago. But I don’t swear.

By: Sara in AL

Sara in AL — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:07:21 +0000

Micheal’s right. It was actually two brothers, but they had a falling out, so one went off to found Puma, and Adi founded Adidas.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:53:01 +0000

All Day I Dream About Soccer.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:49:58 +0000

My understanding of the origin of the name Adidas came from a man who pioneered sports shoes in the 1920s, Adolph (Adi) Dassler.

http://www.press.adidas.com/DesktopDefault.aspx/tabid-28/41_read-1203/

By: Michael Dietsch

Michael Dietsch — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:29:10 +0000

“Can someone do my work for me â€“ what does adidas stand for (if anything)?”

Are you joking? The answer’s in the same page that you linked to, in the very first paragraph.

By: Tucker

Tucker — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:32:12 +0000

According to the _floss article \How your Favorite Sneakers got their Names\ â€œAdidasâ€ is a portmanteau of the name of Adi Dassler, the German businessman who started the company in 1949.\