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Rudolf Dassler (March 26, 1898 in Herzogenaurach
Herzogenaurach

Herzogenaurach is a town in the Districts of Germany of Erlangen-H?chstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for being the home of the sporting goods companies Adidas and Puma AG....
, (Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
) - October 27, 1974 in Herzogenaurach
Herzogenaurach

Herzogenaurach is a town in the Districts of Germany of Erlangen-H?chstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for being the home of the sporting goods companies Adidas and Puma AG....
) was the German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 founder
Entrepreneur

An entrepreneur is a person who has possession of an organization, or venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome....
 of the sportswear company PUMA
PUMA AG

Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport is a large German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes and other clothing.The company is perhaps best known for its association football shoes and has sponsored footballers, including Pel?, Eus?bio, Johan Cruijff, Enzo Francescoli, Diego Maradona, Lothar Matth?us, Kenny Dalglish, Didier...
 and the older brother of Adidas
Adidas

Adidas Aktiengesellschaft is a Germany sports apparel manufacturer and part of the Adidas Group, which consists of Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-adidas golf company, and Rockport ....
 founder, Adolf "Adi" Dassler
Adolf Dassler

Adolf "Adi" Dassler was the Entrepreneur of the Germany sportswear company adidas.Trained as a cobbler, Adi Dassler started to produce his own sports shoes in his mother's wash kitchen after his return from World War I....
. The brothers were partners in a shoe company Adi started Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik (Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory) and Rudi joined in 1924, but became rivals following World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 and started their own companies in 1948.

Initially calling the new company "Ruda" (Rudolf Dassler), it soon changed to its present name of PUMA
PUMA AG

Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport is a large German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes and other clothing.The company is perhaps best known for its association football shoes and has sponsored footballers, including Pel?, Eus?bio, Johan Cruijff, Enzo Francescoli, Diego Maradona, Lothar Matth?us, Kenny Dalglish, Didier...
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Rudolf Dassler (March 26, 1898 in Herzogenaurach
Herzogenaurach

Herzogenaurach is a town in the Districts of Germany of Erlangen-H?chstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for being the home of the sporting goods companies Adidas and Puma AG....
, (Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
) - October 27, 1974 in Herzogenaurach
Herzogenaurach

Herzogenaurach is a town in the Districts of Germany of Erlangen-H?chstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for being the home of the sporting goods companies Adidas and Puma AG....
) was the German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 founder
Entrepreneur

An entrepreneur is a person who has possession of an organization, or venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome....
 of the sportswear company PUMA
PUMA AG

Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport is a large German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes and other clothing.The company is perhaps best known for its association football shoes and has sponsored footballers, including Pel?, Eus?bio, Johan Cruijff, Enzo Francescoli, Diego Maradona, Lothar Matth?us, Kenny Dalglish, Didier...
 and the older brother of Adidas
Adidas

Adidas Aktiengesellschaft is a Germany sports apparel manufacturer and part of the Adidas Group, which consists of Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-adidas golf company, and Rockport ....
 founder, Adolf "Adi" Dassler
Adolf Dassler

Adolf "Adi" Dassler was the Entrepreneur of the Germany sportswear company adidas.Trained as a cobbler, Adi Dassler started to produce his own sports shoes in his mother's wash kitchen after his return from World War I....
. The brothers were partners in a shoe company Adi started Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik (Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory) and Rudi joined in 1924, but became rivals following World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 and started their own companies in 1948.

Initially calling the new company "Ruda" (Rudolf Dassler), it soon changed to its present name of PUMA
PUMA AG

Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport is a large German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes and other clothing.The company is perhaps best known for its association football shoes and has sponsored footballers, including Pel?, Eus?bio, Johan Cruijff, Enzo Francescoli, Diego Maradona, Lothar Matth?us, Kenny Dalglish, Didier...
. Puma is the word for cougar in German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
 and in other languages.

Under his direction, PUMA
PUMA AG

Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport is a large German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes and other clothing.The company is perhaps best known for its association football shoes and has sponsored footballers, including Pel?, Eus?bio, Johan Cruijff, Enzo Francescoli, Diego Maradona, Lothar Matth?us, Kenny Dalglish, Didier...
 remained a small provincial company. Only under the direction of his son, Armin Dassler, did it become the world-wide known company it remains today.

Rudi Dassler died on October 27, 1974 of lung cancer
Lung cancer

Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissue of the lung. This growth may lead to metastasis, which is the invasion of adjacent tissue and infiltration beyond the lungs....
 at the age of 76.

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