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Bill Bowerman, His Wife's Waffle Iron, Nike's Early Days and Birth of the Modern Running Shoe : r/running
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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