Under Armour, Inc. : Company History
In 1996, as a football player at the University of Maryland, Kevin Plank grew tired of the cotton t-shirts he was provided becoming soaked with sweat and rain, impeding his ability to move fluidly as a special-teams player for the Terrapin football team. Knowing that cycling outfits and football under shorts were made with a "moisture-wicking synthetic fabric", Plank believed it possible to make a t-shirt out of such material. He observed the content label of his moisture-wicking undershorts and bought the same material from a fabric store, subsequently paying a tailor $460 to sew seven shirts using the fabric. Plank's and six other teammates wore the shirts in practice and all agreed that Plank was on to something very positive. In response, he went to New York's garment district and had hundreds more samples made, calling his invention "Under Armour" and subsequently founding the company as it is known today through the initial backing of......

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