Joseph William Foster

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Joe Foster
Foster in 2022
Born	Joseph William Foster (1935-05-18) 18 May 1935 (age 89) Bolton, England
Years active	1958–present
Agent	A.M. Heath
Known for	Co-founder of Reebok
Predecessor	Joseph William Foster
Spouse	Jean
Website	reebokthefounder.com

Joseph William Foster (born 18 May 1935) is the co-founder of Reebok with his older brother Jeffery William Foster (Jeff). He shares the same name as his grandfather, also named Joseph William Foster. Foster's grandfather was the founder of J.W. Foster and Sons and the pioneer of the spiked running shoe. The elder Foster also developed the trainer (sneaker) and provided most First Division (now English Premier League) Football teams with trainers.^[1]