Sonny Vaccaro
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About
He was an early executive at Nike, landing a famous agreement with Michael Jordan for Michael's first-ever sneaker deal. He also started an influential basketball camp called ABCD Camp which was once attended by LeBron James.
Before Fame
He graduated from Reedley College in 1958. Many years later the school would honor him as a distinguished alum.
Trivia
A movie inspired by his Nike career was released in 2023 called Air, the film was directed by Ben Affleck. ESPN also produced a documentary about his career called Sole Man.
Family Life
He married Pam Monakee.
Associated With
While employed by Nike, he worked under Phil Knight who founded the company. After he retired from working for major shoe companies, he became critical of the system.
