![Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker wears Converse Chuck Taylor basketball shoes while posing for a portrait during the NBA basketball team's media day, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York Stock Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker wears Converse Chuck Taylor basketball shoes while posing for a portrait during the NBA basketball team's media day, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York Stock](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2RYY5F4/phoenix-suns-devin-booker-wears-converse-chuck-taylor-basketball-shoes-while-posing-for-a-portrait-during-the-nba-basketball-teams-media-day-monday-oct-2-2023-in-phoenix-ap-photomatt-york-2RYY5F4.jpg)
Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker wears Converse Chuck Taylor basketball shoes while posing for a portrait during the NBA basketball team's media day, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York Stock
Indiana Historical Bureau - On June 24, 1901, Charles "Chuck" Taylor was born in Brown County. He grew up in Columbus, and played basketball for the Columbus High Bull Dogs, before playing
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