Sole Man

This definitive, first-hand and unflinching account examines one of the sports world’s most polarizing and influential figures, Sonny Vaccaro. A fast talking maverick, his zeal for basketball and instinct for sales forged an era of unprecedented growth for two pillars of pop culture: basketball and sneakers. Vaccaro was instrumental in launching Nike’s “Air Jordan” empire in the ‘80s and started the movement of paying college coaches to have their players wear Nike shoes. Features original interviews with legendary coaches Jim Boeheim, John Thompson, Larry Brown, and John Calipari, as well as former and current NBA stars Chris Webber, Tracy McGrady, and Joakim Noah.