Sneaker Freaker
A new and interesting Michael Jordan story coming from Sonny Vaccaro just broke out. Sonny Vaccaro is a big name in the sports footwear industry who has worked for both Nike and adidas. Vaccaro has recently said that Michael Jordan once had a meeting with adidas (while being signed to Nike) about perhaps jumping ship by leaving his Nike deal in favor of a deal with adidas.
Vaccaro is said to be an important figure when it came to bringing Jordan to Nike, and in a recent USA Today article, Vaccaro states that he accompanied Jordan during a meeting with adidas that was about him making the switch. The meeting was with Rob Strasser and Peter Moore who were two former executives that were involved in the early phases of the Air Jordan line that eventually ended up leaving Nike in 1987 to work with adidas. Although Vaccaro does not go into detail in regards to what was talked about in the meeting, he only states that it happened after the departure of Strasser and Moore from Nike. This could easily be true because Jordan made it known that he was not happy with how his signature line was going with Nike. One thing worth mentioning is that all this happened before Tinker Hatfield began taking part in designing Jordan’s sneakers, beginning with the Air Jordan 3!
Can you imagine what the sneaker culture would be like if Jordan was in fact close to trading in his Nikes for a pair of adidas? I guess we will never know, huh?
Author’s Take
What if…Damn. I don’t even want to think about it. Let’s just keep in moving.
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