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Dick's Sporting goods was founded in 1948 by Edwards father. The store consisted of fishing equipment and basic sporting goods.
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Edward Stack was born in Binghamton, New York. He was the 2nd child born into the family.
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Edward and his siblings started working at their fathers store. All of them worked there throughout high school.
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Edward played baseball and football at Binghamton North High School. He then went on to college and got his Bachelor of Arts and Science degree from St. John Fisher College.
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Edward Stack bought Dick's Sporting goods from his father in 1984. He and his siblings split up the ownership equally.
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In the early 90's Edward began a massive expansion. He built 20 more stores.
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In 1994 Edward moved the company headquarters to Pittsburgh. He moved to get easier access to air fields.
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In 2002 Edward Stack decided to take Dick's public. He is the largest share holder in the company.
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In 2012 all Dick's Sporting Goods stores removed assault rifles from their stores. The decision was made by Edward to try and make a point about the school shooting issues.
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In August of 2018 Edward Stack banned all guns from 125 of his stores. He removed them due to slumping sales.
