Edward Stack

Dick's Sporting Goods

1948

Dick's Sporting goods was founded in 1948 by Edwards father. The store consisted of fishing equipment and basic sporting goods.

Born

1954

Edward Stack was born in Binghamton, New York. He was the 2nd child born into the family.

1972

1970

Edward and his siblings started working at their fathers store. All of them worked there throughout high school.

Education

1977

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.

CEO

1984

Edward Stack bought Dick's Sporting goods from his father in 1984. He and his siblings split up the ownership equally.

Expansion

1990

In the early 90's Edward began a massive expansion. He built 20 more stores.

Headquarters

1994

In 1994 Edward moved the company headquarters to Pittsburgh. He moved to get easier access to air fields.

Stock

2002

In 2002 Edward Stack decided to take Dick's public. He is the largest share holder in the company.

Guns

2012

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.

Southern Tiers

2018

In August of 2018 Edward Stack banned all guns from 125 of his stores. He removed them due to slumping sales.