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Apr 5, 2023 · Sonny Vaccaro's Side of the Story. ... Nike co-founder Phil Knight even said in the USA Today piece, "Sonny helped, but he wasn’t the MVP in that process." View full post on Youtube.
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Apr 19, 2022 · Damon will portray Vaccaro while Affleck plays Nike co-founder Phil Knight in a story around Nike’s long-shot effort to sign rising superstar basketball player Michael Jordan to a shoe contract ...
Apr 24, 2016 · In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father ...
Apr 8, 2023 · Air mentions this idea of Sonny’s in passing, dismissively, when Knight chastises Vaccaro for these giveaways hitting their bottom line, and Sonny replies with, “Hey, that’s a good idea ...
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Apr 5, 2023 · In the movie “Air,” which opens nationwide Wednesday, Matt Damon plays a mid-1980s Vaccaro, who along with Phil Knight courts Michael Jordan for a Nike endorsement deal. The landmark signing had enormous ramifications on marketing, the sneaker industry, culture and sports. It also marks a significant chapter in Vaccaro’s life.
Apr 20, 2022 · The “Argo” director will play Nike co-founder and billionaire Phil Knight. Damon will star as Sonny Vaccaro — whose pursuit of Jordan to partner with the shoe brand seemed impossible at the ...
Feb 9, 2023 · 395. 2/9/2023 2:54 PM PT. MGM. Months after best buds Ben Affleck and Matt Damon hit the set of their new movie, AIR, portraying Phil Knight and Sonny Vaccaro, the trailer for the highly ...
