Basketball adviser Vaccaro squares off against NBA, NCAA
CALABASAS, Calif. — He is 69 and says he needs a nap after an afternoon of impassioned talk about his influential, often controversial role in basketball. Otherwise, John Paul “Sonny” Vaccaro shows no signs of slowing down.
On the contrary, the man known as the “godfather of basketball,” who two years ago stepped away from a career spanning about three decades as a shoe company marketing executive, is energized by his latest ventures. The one-time physical- and special-education teacher, music promoter and failed Las Vegas card player who became a sports marketing whiz and confidant to basketball players of all ages is promoting reform — his version of it.
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5/12/09
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