<Table> Sports Authority <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Former type </Th> <Td> Private </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Industry </Th> <Td> Retail </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fate </Th> <Td> Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Liquidation sale </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> 1928 ; 90 years ago ( 1928 ) ( as Gart Sports ) Denver , Colorado November 1987 ; 30 years ago ( 1987 - 11 ) ( as The Sports Authority ) Fort Lauderdale , Florida , U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Defunct </Th> <Td> July 28 , 2016 ; 2 years ago ( 2016 - 07 - 28 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> 1050 West Hampden Avenue , Englewood , Colorado , U.S. 80110 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of locations </Th> <Td> 463 ( at the time of closure ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area served </Th> <Td> United States Canada Puerto Rico </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Key people </Th> <Td> Michael Foss ( CEO ) Paul Gaudet , COO Jeremy Aguilar , CFO </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Products </Th> <Td> Apparel , sports equipment , footwear , exercise equipment </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of employees </Th> <Td> 14,250 ( 2011 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent </Th> <Td> Kmart ( 1990 -- 2003 ) Gart Sports ( 2003 -- 2006 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Archived official website at the Wayback Machine ( archive index ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Sports Authority <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Former type </Th> <Td> Private </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Industry </Th> <Td> Retail </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fate </Th> <Td> Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Liquidation sale </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> 1928 ; 90 years ago ( 1928 ) ( as Gart Sports ) Denver , Colorado November 1987 ; 30 years ago ( 1987 - 11 ) ( as The Sports Authority ) Fort Lauderdale , Florida , U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Defunct </Th> <Td> July 28 , 2016 ; 2 years ago ( 2016 - 07 - 28 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> 1050 West Hampden Avenue , Englewood , Colorado , U.S. 80110 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of locations </Th> <Td> 463 ( at the time of closure ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area served </Th> <Td> United States Canada Puerto Rico </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Key people </Th> <Td> Michael Foss ( CEO ) Paul Gaudet , COO Jeremy Aguilar , CFO </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Products </Th> <Td> Apparel , sports equipment , footwear , exercise equipment </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of employees </Th> <Td> 14,250 ( 2011 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent </Th> <Td> Kmart ( 1990 -- 2003 ) Gart Sports ( 2003 -- 2006 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Archived official website at the Wayback Machine ( archive index ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did sports authority go out of business
when did sports authority go out of business
July 28 , 2016
July 28 , 2016