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Paul Van Doren
American businessman (1930–2021)
Paul Van Doren (June 12, 1930 – May 6, 2021) was an American businessman and one of the founders, along with his brother James Van Doren, of Vans, a shoe company in the United States.
Early life
Van Doren was one of the two children of Johnson and Rena Van Doren.
John van doren biography
His father was an inventor while his mother was a seamstress.
Van Doren dropped out of school at the age of 14, when he was in the eighth grade. Interested in horses, he went to the race tracks every day; there, he became known as 'Dutch the Clutch.'[1] His mother then insisted that he get a job in a shoe factory.
Van Doren Rubber Company
In 1966, Van Doren, his brother James Van Doren, and their friends Gordon C. Lee, Ryan Emmert and Serge D’Elia opened their first store, under the name Van Doren Rubber Company.
It took a year to build and set up the factory at 704 East Broadway in Anaheim. They offered only 3 different styles of shoes when they fi