# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/adolf-dassler
# Generated: 2026-08-31T21:27:18.288Z

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description: "The cobbler who turned athlete endorsements into empire. Adolf Dassler built Adidas from a family shoe factory, pioneering the concept that a runner's choice could sell millions of pairs — then watched his own brother become his fiercest rival."
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Adolf Dassler was born on 3 November 1900 in Germany and trained as a cobbler. He started Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik, and his brother Rudolf joined the business in 1924. The partnership fractured after World War II; in 1948 the brothers split and each launched a competing sportswear company — Adolf founded Adidas, Rudolf founded Puma. Dassler's real edge was design innovation and a then-novel strategy: securing endorsements from athletes to move product. By the time he died on 6 September 1978, Adidas operated seventeen factories and pulled in a billion Deutschmarks a year.