Legacy Stories capture the profound journey of passing wisdom through generations. Here, you’ll find heartfelt narratives about family, life lessons learned and shared, and the beautiful complexity of intergenerational relationships. From basketball wisdom with Dad to cherished moments with Pop Jones, these stories explore how family knowledge grows from generation to generation, sharing who we become and what we pass forward.
Say Billy Cunningham, and you might think of the moments that made him a Top 75 NBA Player. I think of all the memories. Here’s the muse between us: the top 75 NBA Memories. And so, we’ve landed on story no. 32. If you’ve ever wondered where my Dad got the number 32, funny, I… Continue reading Billy Cunningham’s Iconic #32
Now that the Olympics are over, what’s next? I don’t know what I’ll do with myself without Snoop Dogg randomly popping up at the Olympics. Whenever I saw him, I wondered what’s he doing there. And then I’d smile and remember Pop Jones scrolling through his phone after our interview last year to show me… Continue reading What Are Sports (and Snoop Dogg) Doing Here?
Some rules we follow and some rules we break—who knew this longer than anyone? Our Founding Fathers and Pop Jones. He saw 106 Independence Days before he passed away this January at 107 years old. As a boy growing up in West Philadelphia, he had no rights once he left a prescribed area of town.… Continue reading The Timeless Wisdom of Pop Jones: Breaking Rules and Making History
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