John Edward "Jack" Purcell (December 24, 1903 – June 10, 1991) was a Canadian world champion badminton player. Purcell was theCanadian National Badminton Champion in 1929 and 1930, and declared the world champion in 1933. He retired in 1945, and pursued a career as a stock broker. Purcell also designed an athletic shoe that bears his name, which is still popular today.
Thought I'd share my recent (and 1st) Purcell purchase. I spent quite a while looking for the right sneaker. Among the canaditates, Tretorn, Nike, Adidas & Pf Flyer. It was PF for the majority of the hunt, but my boy Jamie assured me I'd be well pleased with the purcell both from an aesthetic appeal and comfort requirement.
Coming over from Chuck T's, I assure you these are a WORLD more comfortable. An additional padded layer is a breath of fresh air coming over from the hard bottom'd Chuck's. Cotton canvas upper, brushed nickel grommets, rubber sole. This will look good with a club short, your favorite pair of rigid or washed jeans and of course a slim fit chino.
They are also known as trainers (British English), sandshoes, gym boots or joggers(Australian English), running shoes, runners or gutties (Canadian English, Australian English, Hiberno-English), sneakers, tennis shoes (North American English, Australian English), gym shoes, tennies, sports shoes, sneaks, tackies[1] (South African English and Hiberno-English), rubber shoes (Philippine English) or canvers (Nigerian English).
A traditional "Tennis Shoe", My hat's off to Jack. Enjoy!
