The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) is an American

industry trade group A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association, sector association or industry body, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade association partici ...

representing retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers of

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History

On May 26, 1929, the NSGA was formed when the ''Sporting Goods Dealer's Association'' of South Carolina merged with the Missouri-based ''Sporting Goods Distributors Association'', to create the ''Sporting Goods Distributors Organization''. The name was changed to the ''National Sporting Goods Distributors Association'' in 1930, followed by the ''National Sporting Goods Association'' in 1936.

Gender representation

As of the 2023, the NSGA's Hall of Fame has awarded a total of 181 people are listed in the Hall of Fame, of whom 171 are male and 10 are female.

References

{{Reflist Sporting goods industry Trade associations based in the United States