-->
-
Wilson Sporting Goods is closing in on a century of providing sports equipment such as baseball gloves, footballs, tennis racquets and much more.
-
Fast Facts
- Founded: 1913 as an offshoot of the Wilson & Co. meat company
- Became Wilson Sporting Goods in 1931
- HQ: Chicago, Illinois
- Endorser: Tennis No. 1 Roger Federer
- Classic tennis greats who used Wilson: Pete Sampras, Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert, Stefan Edberg, Steffi Graf
- Endorser: Baseball MVP Justin Morneau
- Official basketball: Final Four
- Official football: National Football League
- Parent company: Amer Sports out of Finland
- Amer also owns Atomic Skis (Austria), Finnish navigational equipment company Suunto, fitness equipment company Precor and French sporting goods company Salomon Group
- Owned at one time by Pepsi
- "Wilson the Volleyball" played a key role in the Tom Hanks deserted island film Castaway
-
Categories
- View History
- Discuss on the Message Board
- Embed this Page
-
Share this page
-
-
The Mahalo Top 7
-
Official Website: Wilson Sporting Goods
wilson.com -
Official Website: Amer Sports
amersports.com -
Wikipedia: Wilson Sporting Goods
en.wikipedia.org -
Encyclopedia of Chicago: Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org -
Wilson Custom Logo Products
wilsonimages.ca -
Sports Authority: Wilson Brand Shop
sportsauthority.com -
MSN Shopping: Wilson Golf Equipment
shopping.msn.com
-
Official Website: Wilson Sporting Goods
-
-
Wilson Sporting Goods on Twitter Powered by Twitter
-
Just arrived in Lima, Ohio. 2 Runt shows tomorrow plus tour of Wilson Sporting Goods. Pre-game meal... Applebees. Come join me Lima.
@Runt21 | November 03, 2009 01:49 AM
-
-
Wilson Sporting Goods on Amazon | View All
-
WILSON SUPPLY #01011 1/4x60' L Soft COP Tube - $45.99
1/4" Inner Diameter x 60', Type L Soft Copper Tube.
Amazon -
Wilson Adult Elastic Baseball Belt, White - $10.00
The Wilson A4442 Adult Elastic Baseball Belt is a 1 1/2" elastic belt with matching leather tabs, adjustable, one size fits all.
Amazon -
-
-
-
-
Questions and Answers About Wilson Sporting Goods | View All | Ask a Question
View All Wilson Sporting Goods Questions (9675) | Ask a QuestionWhats a good summary for August Wilsons The Piano Lesson? (4 Answers)Set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the mid 1930s, August Wilson's ''The Piano Lesson'' chronicles the battle between a brother and sister over whether to sell the family's piano. Boy Willie ... read moreHow "spontaneous" was Joe Wilson's outburst? (9 Answers)It's a very valid theory, as I wouldn't put it past members of either American political party to pull a stunt like this. But I remain unconvinced that the photographer ... read moreHow did Fred Wilson get started? (2 Answers)He's been a venture capitalist since 1987 when he was 26 (born in 1961). He has a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and an MBA from Wharton. He ... read more
Ask a Question about Wilson Sporting Goods 140 characters
-
Wilson Sporting Goods Blogs & Message Boards
- Google Blog Search: Wilson Sporting Goods
