You might not have heard of the German brothers Adolf (Adi) and Rudolf (Rudi) Dassler, but you have heard of the companies they founded: Adidas and Puma. So how did two brothers, both alike in ...
It turns out the athletics-apparel brand is named after its founder, Adolf Dassler, who started making sport shoes when he came back from serving in World War I, according to the LA Times.