Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the youngest of three children and the only son of Joe Bryant and Pamela Cox Bryant. He is also the maternal nephew of John Chubby Cox. His parents named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu.
Harold Alfond. Harold Alfond (March 6, 1914 â November 16, 2007) was an American businessman who founded the Dexter Shoe Company and established the first factory outlet store.
Dexter used to be a major name in golf shoes. Than one season, they had a bad batch of glue, and all the shoes came apart. That killed them in the golf market, and I am not sure if that affected the overall operations in any manner.