TIL basketball star Spencer Haywood chose $100k up front over a 10% stake in then young company Nike for endorsing their shoes. Today that 10% would be worth more than 8 billion
Would You Rather Have $100k Or Own 10% Of Nike? This NBA Player Chose... Poorly. | Celebrity Net Worth
Isaac M. Cooper on Twitter: "(1): $100,000 Cash as lumpsum ($565,000 today) or (2): 10% Ownership stake in Nike. Spencer Haywood was leaning towards the 10% equity deal but was persuaded by
Red Pillar - Don't be Spencer.... Repost from @rashadbilal Phil Knight started a running shoe company in 1965 called “Blue Ribbon Sports”. In 1971 Blue Ribbon renamed itself after the Greek goddess
Agent had Spencer Haywood turn down 10 percent ownership stake in Nike | FOX Sports
Michael Jordan's $5 billion brand with Nike wouldn't have existed if Spencer Haywood and Magic Johnson signed on! - The SportsRush
Spencer Haywood's Agent Told Him To Turn Down A 10% Stake In Nike
Spencer Haywood: Nike offered me 10 per cent stake | news.com.au — Australia's leading news site
The Spencer Haywood story continues: Only one regret – Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Spencer Haywood Missed A Chance To Earn Over $2.8 Billion With Nike Because His Agent Made A Mistake - Fadeaway World
Agent had Spencer Haywood turn down 10 percent ownership stake in Nike | FOX Sports
Spencer Haywood Missed A Chance To Earn Over $2.8 Billion With Nike Because His Agent Made A Mistake - Fadeaway World
Andrew Petcash on Twitter: "6) Nike became the most valuable apparel company in the world. If Haywood's agent wouldn't have sold the 10% stake... It would have been worth over $2.8B today.
How Spencer Haywood Almost Became Basketball's First Billionaire
Spencer Haywood and Magic Johnson are the main powers
Spencer Haywood Net Worth | Celebrity Net Worth
Spencer Haywood and the Nike deal that could have turned out so much better - The Boston Globe
Spencer Haywood and Magic Johnson are the main powers
Former star Spencer Haywood turned down 10% of Nike for $100,000 : r/nba
An NBA Hall-of-Famer Could Have Owned $12 Billion Worth Of Nike... Instead He Chose $100K :( | Celebrity Net Worth
Andrew Petcash on Twitter: "6) Nike became the most valuable apparel company in the world. If Haywood's agent wouldn't have sold the 10% stake... It would have been worth over $2.8B today.
How Spencer Haywood Almost Became Basketball's First Billionaire
Spencer Haywood and the Nike deal that could have turned out so much better - The Boston Globe
How Spencer Haywood Changed the Game Forever
