A Salvation Army stranger changed Dr. J’s life — now he’s paying it forward at the Williams Challenge
- Posted on June 4, 2026
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A Salvation Army stranger changed Dr. J’s life — now he’s paying it forward at the Williams Challenge
AKRON, Ohio — Before the Hall of Fame, before the NBA championship ring in 1983, before the dunk contests and shoe deals, before the games at Rucker Park in New York and before Julius Erving became “Dr. J,” a stranger told him to come inside out of the cold. Erving didn’t become one of the greatest basketball players who ever lived because of a five-star recruiting pitch or a million-dollar ...
