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Bill Bowerman, His Wife's Waffle Iron, Nike's Early Days and Birth of the Modern Running Shoe : r/running
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High On Desserts - Appropriately enough, they were called the Waffle Trainer. Bill Bowerman was watching his wife use their waffle iron one morning in 1971 when he was suddenly struck by
Kevin A. Kirby, DPM - First Waffle-Soled Running Shoe: Nike Waffle Trainer Bill Bowerman, co-founder of Blue Ribbon Sports (which later became Nike Shoes) was a long time track coach at the
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Bill Bowerman Handmade Waffle Spike Shoes and Handwritten Note for John Mays | Nike Origins | Bowerman Built | 2020 | Sotheby's
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Nike Waffle Trainer, 1974. In his quest to make lightweight running shoes, Olympic track coach and Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman was constantly trying to make i…
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