Steve Van Doren | The Nine Club - Episode 315Steve Van Doren discusses his dad working for another shoe brand prior to starting Vans, starting to work at Vans when he was 12 years old, where the Vans side stripe came from, working with Tony Alva and other skaters to develop the first Vans skate shoe, Vans appearance in the movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High, the Vans Warped Tour, having to file a chapter 11 in 1984 then selling the company in 1988, Rowley's Staple Center statue, VF Corp coming into the picture in 2004, The origins of the waffle sole and much more! #TheNineClub #VansShoes #SteveVanDoren Become a member of the channel & receive special perks https://www.youtube.com/TheNineClub/join Thank you to our sponsors AG1 (Athletic Greens): https://drinkag1.com/nineclub LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/nineclub Skullcandy: https://www.skullcandy.com Woodward: Use NINECLUB at checkout: https://www.woodwardwest.com/skateboarding-camp Check out all of our deals & discounts https://thenineclub.com/pages/deals-and-discounts Subscribe to our other channels More Nine Club: https://www.youtube.com/morenineclub Nine Club Clips: https://www.youtube.com/nineclubclips Join The Nine Club discord https://discord.gg/thenineclub Listen to The Nine Club on podcast https://thenineclub.com/pages/podcast Official Nine Club merch https://thenineclub.com/collections/all Social & Website Website: https://thenineclub.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenineclub TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thenineclub Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nineclub X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/thenineclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenineclub Chris Roberts: https://linktr.ee/Chrisroberts Links we talked about in this episode Switchflip Switch Manny: https://youtu.be/EejsdKHgwsU I'm Glad I'm Not Me: https://www.youtube.com/@chrisroberts Steve Van Dorens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevevandoren Timestamps 00:00: