He was a mans man. He was a champion, said Willie Gregory, a close friend and the director of community/business investment for NIKE. He was the face of the Grizzlies in Memphis. Whatever you needed done he would get it done. He got joy in helping people.
Date: Oct 04, 2012
Category: Sports
Source: Google
Booker T. Washington High's determination defies tough statistics
As the first Memphis high school built for black students, its fame lives in a list of prominent alumni: Benjamin Hooks, Maurice White, David Porter, Willie Herenton, Rufus Thomas, the original Bar-Kays, Nike exec Willie Gregory, former Washington mayor Marion Barry, even Booker T. Jones, lead in Bo