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Julius Erving Reveals How Free Community Work Led to First Ever Signature Sneaker Deal

When businesses came calling to make Erving the first pro basketball player with a signature sneaker deal, he traced it back to free PSAs for the Salvation Army and Mother's March Against Cancer. "I thought Wall Street saw that and said he'd be a good pitch man," he said. "Do the free stuff, paid stuff will come back around."