Memories - Converse "Chuck Taylor" WRESTLING Shoes

No! NOT these!

Converse "Chuck Taylor" All Star white high-topWhile more than a few Baby Boomer Boy athletes had the Converse "Chuck Taylor" All Star basketball shoe gracing their feet during wrestling meets, these aren't what we're speaking of here...

 

Here's the REAL Converse Chuck Taylor WRESTLING Shoe!

Converse "Chuck Taylor" Wrestling Shoe (white, high-top)They look a lot like the basketball shoe, but there are a few differences:

 

  1. Smoother sole
  2. Not peg-topped
  3. Nine eyelets, instead of eight
  4. No Buick portholes
  5. Rounded toe guard

They came in THIS box:

Converse "Chuck Taylor" Wrestling Shoe (Mens White) Note the price tag: $7.95; this is from around 1969.

 

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Last Updated: 29 March 2008 22:59

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