Champion (sportswear)
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| Type | Private (subsidiary of HanesBrands Inc. |
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| Industry | Textile |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Headquarters | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Number of locations | 34 stores [1] |
| Area served | North America, Europe |
| Products | Clothing, Sportswear, Footwear |
| Website | www.championusa.com |
Champion is a manufacturer of clothing, specializing in sportswear. The brand is a subsidiary of HanesBrands Inc. (based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina), which was spun off by the Sara Lee Corporation.
Champion is HanesBrands' second largest brand with the namesake Hanes brand in first place. Other brands owned by HanesBrands Inc. are Playtex (its third largest brand), Bali, Just My Size, Barely There, Wonderbra, L’eggs, C9 by Champion, Duofold, Beefy-T, Outer Banks, Sol y Oro, Rinbros, Zorba and Ritmo.
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[edit] Company history
Founded as Champion Knitwear in Rochester, New York in 1919 by Abe and Bill Feinbloom. In 2011 Bill and Abe were inducted into the Rochester Business Hall of Fame.
Champion is the clothing company that invented the hoodie, sports bra, reversible t-shirts, and breathable mesh clothing (found in trucker hats).[citation needed]
Champion produced uniforms for National Basketball Association teams during the 1990s. It has also produced sportswear for many major colleges[citation needed] .
From 2008, Champion produced kits for Premier League side, Wigan Athletic, the Wales national football team and the jersey of the Greek basketball team.[2]
[edit] Sponsorship
[edit] Basketball
Greek national basketball team (2006-present)
Italy national basketball team (2004-present)
NBA - all teams (-2000)- USA national basketball team (1992-2000)
[edit] Clubs
[edit] Football
Wigan Athletic (2008-09)- AC Parma (1999-2005, including the last season as main sponsor of the club)
Wales national football team (2008-10)
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (2003-2005, including the last season as main sponsor of the club)
[edit] NASCAR
- Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. #8 car driven by Aric Almirola at the 2009 Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
[edit] Merchandising licensed manufacturer
The following is a list of the products made by the company in the licensed sports business:
[edit] Replica Jerseys
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