James Van Doren, the co-founder of Vans, passed away at...

2011-11-08T00:00:00

James Van Doren, the co-founder of Vans, passed away at the age of 72. Van Doren established the Van Doren Rubber Company with his older brother Paul in 1966 in Anaheim, California, and Vans footwear quickly became all the rage with a fast-growing crowd of skateboarders. James van Doren ran ...

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