Vans factory

Paul Van Doren was born in 1930 and grew up in the Boston Area. When he was in 8th grade he realized he didn't like school and promptly left. He had a passion for horses and at the age of 141/2 he made his way to the race track. He was known as " Dutch the Clutch" and for a buck he would give you odds on the race. Paul's mother couldn't stand he wasn't working or going to school. She dragged him into the shoe factory where she worked and got gim a job making shoes and sweeping the factory floor.

In twenty years Paul worked his was up the ranks and became Executive Vice President of Randy's, a Boston based shoe manufacture. Randy's was well known at the time and canvas shoes for Bob Cousy, the flasy Boston Celtics legend whowas later voted one of th top 50 NBA players of all time.