Memories - the ORIGINAL cross-trainers

Converse "Chuck Taylor" All Star and PRO-Keds basketball shoes have all types of uses... as shown by examples from old school yearbooks:


Converse "Chuck Taylor" All Star Boxing Shoes:

US Air Force Academy cadets boxing in Converse "Chuck Taylor" All Star black high-topsJohn sent me this picture from the 1981 US Air Force Academy yearbook. Two cadets are going for it like crazy in their Converse "Chuck Taylor" All Star Boxing Shoes!


Converse canvas ":Chuck Taylor": All Star black high-top shoesConverse All Star "Boxing" Shoe



"Chuck Taylor" All Star Discus Throwing Shoes:

(Rex in action!)Rex, in his All Star discus throwing shoes, turns in another excellent performance.



"Chuck Taylor" All Star Open-Reel Tape Untangling Shoes:

(Charlie in action!)Charlie demonstrates the use of All Star open-reel tape untangling shoes. Yes, I did get the tape back on the reel!


Red Converse "Chuck Taylor" All Star low-top shoesConverse All Star "Open-Reel Tape Untangling" Shoe



"Chuck Taylor" All Star Pole Vaulting Shoes:

(Gerald in action!)Gerald soars effortlessly over the bar in his All Star pole vaulting shoes!


Converse canvas "Chuck Taylor" All Star optical white low-top shoeConverse All Star "Pole Vaulting" Shoe



"Chuck Taylor" All Star Wrestling Shoes (with the star on the side):

(Gary in action!)Gary's opponent gives it all he has in his All Star wrestling shoes (with the star on the side). Unfortunately for him, Gary almost has the pin!


Converse canvas "Chuck Taylo"' All Star unbleached white high-top basketball shoeConverse "Chuck Taylor" All Star "Wrestling" Shoe (with the star on the side): the real "Chuck Taylor" Wrestling Shoes have no star on the side and no Buick Ventiports!



PRO-Keds Wrestling Shoes:

(Joe in action!)Joe's opponent sports a pair of black PRO-Keds "wrestling" shoes. Guaranteed hot sports action!


PRO-Keds black high-top "Wrestling" Shoe (white foxing in this example)PRO-Keds "Wrestling" Shoe



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