Stan Smith: Adidas' Accidental Sneaker Hero

Stan Smith reached the summit of the tennis world rankings for both singles and doubles, won 48 Open-Era singles titles – including at the US Open in 1971 and Wimbledon in 1972 – and picked up another five Major wins as a doubles player, deservedly entering the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987.

But if anything, his fame *now* comes less from his tennis and more from his association with Adidas. Fifty years from his last Grand Slam singles triumph, the American's face still embosses every pair of one of the most-bought trainers – or sneakers – on the planet. He even has a Guinness World Record to prove it.

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