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Chuck Taylor, All Star: The True Story of the Man behind the Most Famous Athletic Shoe in History

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The true story of a man, a company, a sport, and a nation.


In 1921, Converse hired 20-year-old Chuck Taylor as a salesman, sparking a nearly 50-year career that defined the Converse All Star basketball shoe. Although his name is on the label of the legendary All Stars, which have been worn by hundreds of millions, little is known about the man behind the name. For this biography, Abe Aamidor went on a three-year quest to learn the true story of Chuck Taylor. The search took him across the...