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Dick was one of the founders of little league baseball in the Binghamton area and was instrumental in expanding the league from four teams to sixteen teams because he felt more kids should have the opportunity to play sports.
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. is an American chain of sporting goods stores founded in 1948 by Richard "Dick" Stack. It is the largest sporting goods retailer in the United States, and is listed on the Fortune 500.
Edward W. Stack (born 1954/1955) is an American billionaire businessman. In 1984, Stack took over as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Dick's Sporting Goods, a sports equipment retailing company founded in 1948 by his father, Richard "Dick" Stack.
Richard "Dick" Edward Stack of Port Orange, FL, formerly of North Hills, Pittsburgh, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 16, 2015, to be with his LORD and Savior, Jesus Christ, after several years of pulmonary illness, and recently a fractured neck.
Richard "Dick" Stack founded Dick's Clothing and Sporting Goods in 1948 at the age of 18. The idea for the store arose while Stack was employed at an Army and Navy supply store in Binghamton, New York.
Richard J. Stack passed into eternal rest with his loved ones by his side. He was predeceased by his Father Patrick Stack and mother Genevieve Stack. He was predeceased by his wife Barbara A. Stack. He was also survived by his children.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Chairman and CEO Ed Stack returned Tuesday to where it all started: his hometown of Binghamton and the community where his father launched a small business that would grow to become the multibillion-dollar Dick’s retail chain.
