Friend Encounters is a weekly series featuring friends meeting celebrities.
Today, I continue with an Athletes Unlimited theme by featuring the man at the top.
New York born Jon Patricof graduated from Harvard. He joined Tribeca Enterprises in 2005 as Chief Operating Officer. In 2016, he became the third president of New York City FC. Along with Jonathan Soros, Patricof co-founded Athletes Unlimited in 2020.
AU was originally comprised of four women's sports leagues, including softball, Volleyball, Lacrosse and basketball, all played using fantasy league-type rules and scoring. Lacrosse folded after a few years. Softball expanded to a standard league in 2025. This year, the AU Softball League added two new teams, while assigning city alliances. Ths, the Chicago Bandits were reborn.
As I have been doing, today I feature Tony, another of the old guard. Tony actually goes farther back with the team than I do. Although we aren't certain, we might have first met at a Bandits game in 2014. We at least know we started chatting more at those games.
Last year, the league played all games in Rosemont. Tony met Patricof at one of the games in Rosemont last year. In a rarity, I spotted Patricof first. Eagle eyes Tony usually is the spotter.
Either way, we chatted briefly with Patricof. He is always very busy when he is here. Catching him even for a quick picture is a challenge, but Tony and I are dedicated pros at this. lol
For more info on the league, go to auprosports.com. Check back here for my coverage.
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