11 Interesting Puma Brand Facts that You don’t Know

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Founded in 1948 by Rudolf Dassler. In 1924, Rudolf and his brother Adolf Dassler had jointly formed the company Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik which translates to “Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory”

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Both have decided to leave the family business and start their own factory, Rudolf Dassler called Puma. Due to a fight between brothers, they decided to open a separate factory so Adi changed the name of his factory too. He called it adidas (Derived from its Name).

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Rudolf Dassler originally registered the new-established company as Ruda, but later changed the name to PUMA.

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PUMA’s earliest logo consisted of a square and beast jumping through a D, which was registered, along with the company’s name.

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PUMA becomes the first sports shoe manufacturer to use the technologically advanced vulcanization production technique, whereby the sole and the shaft of the boot are bonded.

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Pelé, for the second time in a row, wins the World Cup in Chile with Brazil in PUMA boots.

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The logo with the jumping cat, today one the most famous trademarks worldwide, is created by Lutz Backes, a cartoonist from Nuremberg.

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PUMA and Ferrari announce that they have signed a multi-year contract making PUMA the official supplier of Scuderia Ferrari, the most successful Formula One team of all times.

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In 2006, PUMA is the biggest team supplier at the Football World Cup in Germany – and for the first time in company history.

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At the Beijing Olympics, PUMA athlete Usain Bolt – the World’s Fastest Man – sets a 100m world record, sprints 200m in a world record, the world record at 4 x 100m relay.

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In 2016, PUMA becomes the outfitter the RED BULL RACING F1 team, supplying performance racewear, footwear, and team wear.

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