Saucony is an American manufacturer of athletic shoes. The company is a subsidiary of Wolverine World Wide.
The company's first factory was founded in 1898 at Kutztown, Pennsylvania, on the high banks of the Saucony Creek.In 1910, Russian immigrant Abraham Hyde started a shoe company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, called Hyde Athletic Industries.Over the years, Hyde became known for making athletic footwear including brands such as SpotBilt and PF Flyers; Hyde Athletic Industries bought Saucony in the late 1960s, and moved it to Cambridge.