ather ▁tennis ▁sh oe . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁this ▁tennis ▁sh oe ▁model ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁" ad idas ▁Robert ▁H ail let " ▁after ▁the ▁French ▁tennis ▁professional ▁Robert ▁H ail let . ▁When ▁H ail let ▁retired ▁from ▁tennis , ▁Ad idas ▁and ▁Hor st ▁D ass ler ▁decided ▁to ▁find ▁another ▁tennis ▁player ▁that ▁could ▁end or se ▁the ▁tennis ▁sh oe ▁model . ▁Donald ▁D ell , ▁an ▁American ▁tennis ▁manager , ▁suggested ▁Stan ▁Smith , ▁who ▁took ▁the ▁offer ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁obtain ▁roy alt ies ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁name . ▁For ▁Ad idas , ▁the ▁sh oe ▁became ▁a ▁market ▁op ener ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁a ▁green ▁fo am ▁padding ▁was ▁added ▁at ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁sh oe ▁for ▁Ach illes ▁tend on ▁protection . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁the ▁model ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁" ad idas ▁Stan ▁Smith ", ▁after ▁the ▁acc laimed ▁tennis ▁champion ▁Stan ▁Smith , ▁who ▁was ▁ranked ▁World ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Stan ▁Smith ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁Ad idas . ▁According ▁to ▁" S ne aker ▁Report ", ▁this ▁contract ▁is ▁on ▁ 1 3 th ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁most ▁influ ential ▁s ne aker ▁spons or ships ▁in ▁sports ▁history . ▁For ▁some ▁reason , ▁Ad idas ▁could ▁not ▁decide