Adidas was founded in 1948 by Adolf Dassler, following the split of Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik between him and his older brother Rudolf.
In the 1950's, The German national football team were wearing the Adidas football shoes against Hungary, which started a forever lasting era of leadership & innovation for the Adidas sportswear.
In the 1970's. The German Football team won the world cup wearing the Adidas football shoes, which was one of the biggest success hits for the company, making Adidas what it is today.