Vincent Jackson

PLEASANTVILLE — Over the past 25 years, Darryl Glover has collected more than 1,000 sneakers.

The website sneakerfreaker.com called Glover, 37, "quite possibly the GOAT of collecting Kobes," referring to sneakers named for Kobe Bryant, the five-time NBA champion shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who died in 2020.

Glover, a former Pleasantville resident who currently lives in Roselle, Union County, has not forgotten where he came from or where his sneaker collecting started.

Last year, Glover founded the Sole Scholars Foundation, which seeks to empower K-12 students by providing essential supplies and resources, motivational support and scholarships.

Sole Scholars will host its second annual back-to-school giveaway of more than 1,000 pairs of new sneakers alon

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