- Investment Year
- 1986
- Exit
- 1994
- Sector
- Retail
- Geography
- North America - East
- Website
- www.thesportsauthority.com
The Sports Authority
The Sports Authority pioneered the concept of a superstore for sporting goods and has become the largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the United States. Felda Hardymon and Bill Burgin participated in its 1987 and 1988 financing rounds. The Sports Authority was purchased by Kmart (NYSE:KM) in 1990 and went public in 1994 (NYSE: TSA).
