December 3, 1999

In Lawsuit, Coach Says St. John's U. Forced Him Out for Nike Protest

To swoosh, or not to swoosh?

A former assistant soccer coach at St. John's University who says he was forced out of his job for refusing to wear apparel with the Nike logo is suing the university and the company for $11-million.

In the lawsuit, filed last month in a federal district court in New York, James Keady claims that he upset St. John's officials by criticizing the university's $3.5-million apparel contract with Nike, signed last

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