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The Deffest®. A vintage and retro sneaker blog. — Pre-Nike Blue Ribbon Sports asics Tiger 1967 three stripe vintage sneakers
Cebushoeonlinemarket - Nike's Co-founder, Phil Knight, went to Japan to convince Onitsuka Tiger that they had a market in the US. He then founded Blue Ribbon Sports to distribute Onitsuka Tiger shoes
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