Shoeless Coach

Ron Hunter the head basketball coach at IUPUI (short for Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis) or Oohey-Pooey coached a game against Oakland with no shoes.
Hunter was trying to raise awareness for Samaritan's Feet and get donations of 40,000 pairs of shoes for needy kids in Africa.
He chose 40,000 to honor the 40th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jr.
Instead, Hunter got 110,000 pairs. A charity called Souls4Soles kicked in 40,000. Wal-Mart gave 25,000. Converse donated 15,000.
And IUPUI won the game.