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Kevin Plank
Was born August 13, 1972, Kensington, Maryland and is an American entrepreneur and businessperson best known for founding Under Armour, a sports apparel brand. Kevin left Georgetown Preparatory school because of academic performance, then went to play football at Fork Military Academy. Kevin Plank also went to the University of Maryland to play football as a linebacker. -
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Kevin's father dies
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Under Armour is founded
Kevin Plank orgiinally started working on his apparel in his grandmother's baaement. Plank sold $17,000 worth of apparel his first year. -
Graduates from University of Maryland
Before founding Under Armour, Kevin Plank ran a flower business, sold t-shirts and bracelets at Grateful Dead concerts. He parked cars and also had a credit card machine in his dorm. -
Kevin Plank marries Desiree Jacqueline Guerzon.
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Under Amour went public in 2005
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Kevin Plank buys Sagamore (530 Acre Horse Track)
Keivn Plank always wanted to own Sagamore as a sense of pride. He loved watching as a little kid and sneaking onto the track at night with his friends. So he felt it would be pretty cool to own that track. Now that he fixed the track up, he races his own horses there and others as well. -
Fun Fact: Kevin Plank's Net Worth is $1.1 billion.
