Some people did. I can’t imagine why.
The pun aside, it may have something to do with the fact that you were short and prone to running around the field barefoot during your undergraduate years. —LH
Of course I was short. I was twelve. And don’t tell me it wasn’t useful to go about barefoot. Pokémon never wear shoes! —Bill
…I’m going to pretend that statement really did make about as much sense as you think it did. —LH
The Pokédex According to Bill 