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Has Stan Smith Been Eclipsed by Those Iconic Shoes?

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Oh, the perils of eponymity: How many people walking around in Stan Smith Adidas have no clue about the tennis ace who is every bit as iconic as the shoes named for him?

Joshua David Stein
Joshua David Stein
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