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Mar 12, 1936 Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany Died on 09 Apr 1987 (aged 51)
German businessman
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About Horst Dassler
- Horst Dassler (12 March 1936 – 9 April 1987) was the son of Adolf "Adi" Dassler, known as the "shoemaker of the nation," as a result of the extensive sales of Adidas brand sports shoes by the company he founded (until 1948 known as Gebrüder Dassler) in 1924.
- Horst Dassler eventually became chairman of Adidas, and at the time of his death it was the world's largest sporting goods manufacturer with affiliates in 40 nations.
- Horst himself was known as the father of sports sponsorship as a result of his separate business of managing rights for the world governing bodies of football and the Olympics.
