All Obituary articles – Page 7
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On March 10, Bernward van Hees passed away at the...
On March 10, Bernward van Hees passed away at the age of 99. He was very much in the camping business as sales director of a German company, August Ender, since the end of the Second World War. Van Hees served for a long time as a member of the ...
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Italy's Top Sport magazine reports the death of Aldo Milanesio,...
Italy's Top Sport magazine reports the death of Aldo Milanesio, founder of the eponymous Italian sporting goods chain sold to Cisalfa Sport in the year 2000
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Leonardo Servadio, the founder of Ellesse, died last month at...
Leonardo Servadio, the founder of Ellesse, died last month at the age of 87. He founded the Italian company as a maker of pants, but it evolved into a sportswear company as Servadio worked to innovate and improve the fabrics and technology. He sold Ellesse to Pentland Group in 1993.
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The Otto Group has announced the death of Werner Otto,...
The Otto Group has announced the death of Werner Otto, the visionary German businessman who founded the world's largest mail-order company in 1949. He died on Dec. 21 at the age of 102. The son of a merchant, he set up the former Otto Versand with capital of 6,000 German ...
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Ted Forstmann, chairman and chief executive of IMG, died from...
Ted Forstmann, chairman and chief executive of IMG, died from brain cancer on Nov. 20 at the age of 71. Forstmann bought IMG in 2004 and restructured the business to become even more of a giant in global sport, entertainment and media.
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Irving H. Franklin, who designed the first batting glove made...
Irving H. Franklin, who designed the first batting glove made specifically for Major League Baseball players, which is still used today, died in his sleep at the age of 93. He founded Franklin Sports with his brother Sydney in 1946. His son, Larry J. Franklin, runs the diversified company and ...
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James Van Doren, the co-founder of Vans, passed away at...
James Van Doren, the co-founder of Vans, passed away at the age of 72. Van Doren established the Van Doren Rubber Company with his older brother Paul in 1966 in Anaheim, California, and Vans footwear quickly became all the rage with a fast-growing crowd of skateboarders. James van Doren ran ...
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Holger Bismann passed away in a hospital near Munich a...
Holger Bismann passed away in a hospital near Munich a few days ago at the age of 50 years, after fighting cancer for several months in different ways, notably by taking long bicycle rides and through a positive attitude. He had been the general manager of Patagonia Europe and the ...
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Scott Creelman, an American executive who spent 35 years with...
Scott Creelman, an American executive who spent 35 years with Spalding Sports, died on Sept. 21 at the age of 68, after fighting against cancer for five years. He gradually worked his way up to president and chief executive of Spalding after holding many positions with the company including that ...
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Lothar Traphoener, a co-founder of Bico, died in the parking...
Lothar Traphoener, a co-founder of Bico, died in the parking lot of the Eurobike show just before the general meeting of the German cooperative of bicycle retailers, where he was going to announce his retirement. He was 59 years old.
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Carlos Rosal Bertrand, the famous Spanish entrepreneur who fought against...
Carlos Rosal Bertrand, the famous Spanish entrepreneur who fought against Nike in the Spanish courts for many years, died on Aug. 9 at the age of 69. He dedicated most of his professional life to Sport Concept and Comercial Ibérica de Exclusivas Deportivas, also known as Cidesport. Both companies belong ...
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David Pfeiffer, who acted as chairman of the U.S. National...
David Pfeiffer, who acted as chairman of the U.S. National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) between 1985 and 1986, has passed away. He was 81 years old.
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Andrea Pinarello, 40, has died of a heart attack at...
Andrea Pinarello, 40, has died of a heart attack at the end of a stage of the amateur Giro del Friuli bike race. He was a son of Giovanni Pinarello, professional bike racer and founder of the Pinarello bike company, and was in charge of marketing for the family's company.
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Günther Nold, the long-time chief executive of Fink Schuhe +...
Günther Nold, the long-time chief executive of Fink Schuhe + Sport, a major chain of shoe and sporting goods stores, has passed away at the age of 65. He had taken over the shares of the Fink family in the business in January 2010. One of his collaborators, Rolf Lahr, ...
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Norbert Olbertz, who founded the American Sport Chalet chain...
Norbert Olbertz, who founded the American Sport Chalet chain of outdoor and snow sports stores in 1959, died of natural causes on July 15 at the age of 86. Trained as a pastry chef, he moved from Germany to Canada and then to the U.S. He set up the ...
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Sergio Rodriguez Jaramillo, the founder and president of the PanAmerican...
Sergio Rodriguez Jaramillo, the founder and president of the PanAmerican Squash Federation, was shot and killed in his hometown of Medellín, Colombia. Police are offering a reward for information on the killing, which occurred when Rodriguez was a passenger in a car. Authorities say they know of no threats to ...
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Asmas, the Swiss sporting goods industry federation, is commemorating the...
Asmas, the Swiss sporting goods industry federation, is commemorating the death of Max Ladner, who has published its official trade magazine Schweizer Sport + Mode since 1976. He passed away at the age of 90 on Feb. 10. His son Beat has been skillfully running the trade magazine since the ...
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The bike press reports the death of Osvaldo Bassano, president...
The bike press reports the death of Osvaldo Bassano, president and chief executive of Selle Bassano, and Italian producer of bike saddles
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On May 1, Wolf Dieter Kepplinger passed away at the...
On May 1, Wolf Dieter Kepplinger passed away at the age of 71. For more than three decades he was on the driver's seat of the Austrian trade show business thanks to his leading role at the top of Ösfa, the country's big trade show. He retired a few years ...
