Riddell Sports Group
| Riddell Sports Group, Inc.
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| legal form | Incorporated |
| founding | 1927 |
| Seat | Rosemont , Illinois , United States |
| management | William Sherman (President & CEO ) |
| Branch | Sports outfitter |
| Website | https://www.riddell.com/ |
Riddell is an American company that specializes in American football sporting goods . The headquarters were for a long time in Rosemont , Illinois ; In 2017 the company moved to new premises in neighboring Des Plaines .
The company was founded by John Tate Riddell. Riddell first invented the removable bracket and later, in 1939, the first spring-loaded plastic helmet. In 2008 Dan Arment was named President of Riddell. Arment had previously served as the vice president and manager of BRG Sports, Riddell's parent company, which in turn is owned by public company Fenway Partners . Fenway bought the company from Lincolnshire Management in 2003 . In 2008, Riddell sued competitor Schutt Sports . Two years later, Schutt filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Riddell. Riddell won and Schutt went bankrupt.
Individual evidence
- ↑ About Us- Worldwide Locations Rosemont, IL . Easton-Bell Sports. Archived from the original on June 20, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ^ Danny Ecker: Riddell moving headquarters . Crain's Chicago Business. March 15, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ↑ https://www.morganharbour.com/portfolio/riddell-inc
- ^ People on the Move
- ↑ FENWAY PARTNERS BUYS SPORTS APPAREL MANUFACTURER . New York Times , July 8, 2003
- ↑ Chief Executive at Riddell Sports Quits ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . New York Times , June 26, 2001
- ^ Files Patent Infringement Action Against Schutt Sports . Riddell. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ↑ Dawn McCarty: Schutt Sports Files Bankruptcy, Seeks Bar to Riddell Patent Suit Damages . Bloomberg. September 7, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
