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Rudolf "Rudi" Dassler (26 March 1898 – 27 October 1974) was a German cobbler, inventor, member of the Nazi party, businessman and founder of sportswear company Puma. He was the older brother of Adidas founder, Adolf "Adi" Dassler .
Rudolf Dassler was a German businessman who founded the sportswear company ‘Puma.’. He is the elder brother of Adolf Dassler, better known as founder of the multinational corporation ‘Adidas.’. As a youngster, Dassler started working at the shoe factory where his father worked.
The first step in a long history driven by speed and performance is marked by brothers Rudolf and Adolf Dassler who founded the company “Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik” (Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory) in their hometown Herzogenaurach, Germany. In doing so, the world capital of sport shoes is born.
The Dassler brothers feud was a conflict between two brothers and their respective shoe manufacturers, Adolf ("Adi") and Rudolf ("Rudi") Dassler, in the latter half of the 20th century.
Adolf "Adi" Dassler (3 November 1900 – 6 September 1978) was a German cobbler, inventor, member of the Nazi party, and businessman who founded the German sportswear company Adidas. He was also the younger brother of Rudolf Dassler, founder of Puma.
Rudolf Dassler (* 29. April 1898 in Herzogenaurach; † 27. Oktober 1974 ebenda) war ein deutscher Unternehmer. Er war Gründer der Sportschuhfabrikation Puma und der ältere Bruder von Adolf Dassler, dem Gründer von Adidas .
Jan 9, 2021 · German brothers Adolf Dassler (left) and Rudolf Dassler (right). They built the Dassler shoe company before World War II but a bitter family split in 1948 led Adolf to create Adidas and Rudolf to launch Puma.
