The name Chuck Taylor is one often associated with sneakers, but many may not know that Taylor was actually a Brown County native who grew up playing basketball in the early 1900s at Columbus High School.
âThe ties to Indiana are unmistakable,â says David Matlack, a storyteller, historian, and faculty member at Indiana University. âThe Indiana state tournament wouldâve been eight years old when he went to it. At that point, it was already the most organized state tournament in the nation. Out of that, basketball as an important part of the Hoosier identity was born.â
On Sunday, May 2, Matlack will lead an event titled âChuck Taylor Converse All Star: The Man Who Made the Shoeâ as part of Storytelling Arts of Indiana and the Indiana Historical Societyâs