Sonny Vaccaro, the man who introduced Michael Jordan to Nike, speaks to VF about the real-life story behind Air, his first conversation with Matt Damon, and his memory of the landmark Jordan deal.
What was your actual relationship with Michael’s mother, Deloris, like? In the movie, we see your character go down to North Carolina to introduce yourself.
His answer to me, as he’s walking out of Tony Roma’s, was, “my family. They’re my best friend.” And he kept walking. And you know, I hadn’t met Viola until the [premiere] party. Pam and I went over and introduced ourselves. She knew who I was right away. And she thanked me and she hugged me. As we’re hugging, as God is my judge, she says, “Son, I want to tell you something. I talked to Deloris Jordan yesterday. She told me to say hello to Pam and Sonny.” Pam and I cried.
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