In 1977 American Athletics was started with 600 sq. feet of retail space in Charlotte North Carolina. Our roots were in the running industry with Nike, New Balance, Reebok, and 22 other major footwear brands. We started our web site in 1995 with the help of two college students, Rafael at NC State and Chris who visited Yale and Harvard.   

Americanathletics.com grew from selling a few shoes a week to a few hundred a day by 1999. Our current focus is on Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars and the "Originals" collection of canvas and leather footwear.Our sales over the past 28 years have been mostly to individual customers. Some orders have been to teams, bands, numerous weddings, colleges, navy seals, high schools, clowns, inmates and various organizations. All with the same goal WEAR A SHOE THAT MAKES A STATEMENT.

Remember when service to a customer actually mattered? It matters here! We want to treat our customers like we treat our own parent's and that is with respect. Our MISSION is to deliver personal service to our customers knowing that soon we will become friends. Our hope is that we provide the same shoes that our owner's father wore for cross country in 1965, and his grandfather wore to play stickball in the streets of Philadelphia in the 30's.

Use the web, or call us for a real person's voice. Our people know Converse and have worked with the product for over 28 years. Our success relies on you the individual customer, and how you feel when you enter our store, make a purchase, or ask a question.

Our goal is to have at our fingertips the largest color selection of Converse All Stars on the planet. Throughout the years Converse has invented and reinvented "cool" in the All Star Collection. Try them for the first time again!

Order on the web or call our warehouse for some personal service.

When are we open? 9am to 6pm est. Mon- Fri.  Our website is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. 

Reach us by phone: 1-800-638-3668 Reach by fax: 704-846-4040 Email: sales@americanathletics.com

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