National Sporting Goods Association

The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) is an American industry trade group representing retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers of sports equipment.

National Sporting Goods Association
Established1929 (1929)
TypeIndustry trade group
HeadquartersMount Prospect, United States
FieldSporting goods
WebsiteOfficial website

History

On May 26, 1929, the NSGA was formed when the Sporting Goods Dealer's Association of South Carolina merged with the Missouri-based Sporting Goods Distributors Association, to create the Sporting Goods Distributors Organization. The name was changed to the National Sporting Goods Distributors Association in 1930, followed by the National Sporting Goods Association in 1936.[1]

Gender representation

As of the 2023, the NSGA's Hall of Fame has awarded a total of 181 people are listed in the Hall of Fame,[2] of whom 171 are male and 10 are female.

References
  1. "Our History". National Sporting Goods Association. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  2. "Sporting Goods Industry Hall of Fame Elects Three Innovators in Class of 2023". National Sporting Goods Association. 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
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