Frank Rudy, the man who created Air Sole technology for...

2010-01-08T00:00:00

Frank Rudy, the man who created Air Sole technology for Nike, died last month at the age of 84. His innovation, which entailed putting small airbags into soles, made its debut in the Air Tailwind in 1979, and became more widespread in basketball and tennis shoes by 1982. The technology ...

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