Wilson Sporting Goods

Summary

Wilson Sporting Goods is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,122 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wilson Sporting Goods is in the country of United States^[3].
• Wilson Sporting Goods is in the country of US^[4].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's instance of is recorded as sporting goods manufacturer^[6].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's instance of is recorded as organization^[7].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's founder is recorded as Thomas E. Wilson^[8].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago^[9].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's has organizational division is recorded as Wilson Staff^[10].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's child organization or unit is recorded as DeMarini^[11].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's child organization or unit is recorded as EvoShield^[12].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's child organization or unit is recorded as Hillerich & Bradsby^[13].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's Commons category is recorded as Wilson Sporting Goods^[14].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's industry is recorded as sports industry^[15].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's industry is recorded as textile industry^[16].
• 1913 marks the founding of Wilson Sporting Goods^[17].
• 1981-12-21 marks the founding of Wilson Sporting Goods^[18].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's parent organization or unit is recorded as Amer Sports^[19].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's official website is recorded as https://www.wilson.com/en-us^[20].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/wilson-sporting-goods-company-history/^[21].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's product or material produced is recorded as American football ball^[22].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's product or material produced is recorded as association football ball^[23].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's product or material produced is recorded as baseball bat^[24].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's product or material produced is recorded as baseball glove^[25].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's product or material produced is recorded as tennis racquet^[26].
• Wilson Sporting Goods's product or material produced is recorded as tennis ball^[27].

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Founding

Wilson Sporting Goods's founder is recorded as Thomas E. Wilson^[8]. Recorded inception include 1913^[17] and 1981-12-21^[18].

Identity

Wilson Sporting Goods's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it Co.'}^[28].

Operations

Wilson Sporting Goods's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago^[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Amer Sports^[19]. Subsidiaries include DeMarini^[11], a business^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1989^[31], headquartered in Hillsboro^[32]; EvoShield^[12], a business^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 2005^[35], headquartered in Athens^[36]; and Hillerich & Bradsby^[13], a business^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1855^[39], headquartered in Louisville^[40].

Industry

Industries include sports industry^[15] and textile industry^[16].

Ownership

Products include American football ball^[22], association football ball^[23], baseball bat^[24], baseball glove^[25], tennis racquet^[26], and tennis ball^[27].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Wilson Sporting Goods include Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award^[41], an award^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 2012^[44].

Why It Matters

Wilson Sporting Goods ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,122 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for it include Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award^[41], an award^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 2012^[44].