The first screw-in soccer studs were made from scraps of tire rubber
In the wake of post-war material shortages, Puma founder Rudolf Dassler transformed scraps of vulcanized tire rubber into the world's first screw-in soccer studs, forever changing how athletes grip the pitch.
Following a high-profile split from his brother Adi in 1948, Rudolf Dassler founded Puma and began reimagining athletic footwear. Faced with post-WWII resource scarcity, he turned to unconventional materials, utilizing leather scraps and vulcanized rubber originally intended for tires to craft his shoes.
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