Sports Authority (company)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sports_Authority_(company)
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Leonard_Green_&_Partners
Gart Sports
gptkbp:category defunct companies of the United States
sporting goods retailers of the United States
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:defunct 2016
gptkbp:fate gptkb:bankruptcy
gptkbp:filedForBankruptcy March 2016
gptkbp:founded 1987
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Jack_A._Smith
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Englewood,_Colorado,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sports Authority (company)
gptkbp:industry retail
sporting goods
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Jack_A._Smith
David Campisi
Michael E. Foss
gptkbp:liquidation_completed August 2016
gptkbp:liquidation_sale_began May 2016
gptkbp:mergedInto Gart Sports (2003)
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees ~15,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:numberOfLocations ~463 (at peak)
gptkbp:parentCompany Gart Sports (2003-2006)
Leonard Green & Partners (1990s-2006)
TSG Holdings (2006-2016)
gptkbp:product gptkb:football
gptkb:footwear
apparel
outdoor gear
sporting goods
gptkbp:stockSymbol TSA (former)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Dick's_Sporting_Goods
gptkbp:website www.sportsauthority.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sports_Authority_Field_at_Mile_High
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7