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"Last night," says Tommy McDevitt '79, "I found him passed out on his bed at three in the morning with his Adidas on and a hammer clutched in his hand."

Author: By Mary G. Gotschall, | Title: K-Land Bandstand | 9/27/1978 | See Source »

DIED. Adolf ("Adi") Dassler, 77, sports shoe mogul from whose name came the title of his brand-Adidas; of a heart attack; in Herzogenaurach, West Germany. Dassler and his brother entered the shoe business in 1920, but split after World War II to form fiercely competing firms. With some $700...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Sep. 18, 1978 | 9/18/1978 | See Source »

And so, reluctantly, the student takes the first step towards Decadency, Degeneracy, Perdition. She quietly unties her Adidas and proceeds to peel off her shoes, socks and sweaters, revealing her unhealthy, banana-colored skin. Having bravely ventured this far, she risks a glance at the other guilty ones. To her...

Author: By Celia W. Dugger, | Title: Sun and Fun at Harvard Beach | 5/24/1978 | See Source »

Assistant Director Mike Hausman, 42, a bronzed and bearded fellow in a red baseball cap, divides the elect into three teams and moves them around the field with the firm assurance of an offensive line coach. Group A is ordered to "mill around" behind one of the movie's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Manhattan: Reliving the '60s | 5/22/1978 | See Source »

Of course, a little creative film editing and nobody will know the difference. Despite the best efforts of Forman and his helpers to re-create the spirit of the '60s, the spirit of the '70s keeps intruding, striding through the day in bright blue Adidas. Too many telltale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Manhattan: Reliving the '60s | 5/22/1978 | See Source »

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