TIL that the founder of Adidas, Adolf Dassler, was a Nazi, and offering Black American track athlete Jesse Owens a pair of shoes, which he wore during his gold-medal win, saved the Adidas company. Also he married a minor when he was in his 30’s. And his older brother founded rival brand Puma.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Dassler#The_denazification_proceedings_and…
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