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On Sunday night, Sonny Vaccaro left me a voicemail. If the name doesn't ring a bell, this little nugget will. He convinced nike to sign jumpman23 in 1984. He also founded the ABCD (Academic Betterment and Career Development) Basketball Camp, which was the premier high school basketball event from 1984 to 2006, featuring notable players such as Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Garnett, among others. I met Sonny during a newhaven_sic meeting on March 22, 2011, run by Al Carbone and Allen Sack. I stayed after the meeting to introduce myself to Sonny and also capture a photo of all three of them. Back in 2011, Sonny called me a "Hobo" traveling from place to place for work. I can't wait to tell him that nothing's changed! - Spoke to him on the phone. He loves that I still am the Hobo and encourages everyone to read "Legends and Soles," the gripping and eye-opening memoir from the “Savior of Nike” and the man who discovered Michael Jordan. #SonnyVaccaro #MemoryMakingBusiness #GoodPe...

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