berkshire hathaway 1 industry sports equipment founded 1914 ; 102 years ago 1914 founder morris goldenberg headquarters seattle washington us area served worldwide key people jim weber ceo 2 products athletic shoes clothing number of employees 500 1000 3 parent berkshire hathaway website www.brooksrunning.com brooks sports inc. is an american running company that designs and markets high performance men s and women s running shoes apparel and accessories in more than 60 countries worldwide . brooks is a market driven company with a specialty dealer channel strategy focused entirely on meeting runners specific needs . 4 brooks sports inc. headquarters are located in seattle washington usa . brooks was acquired by russell corporation in late 2004 . on august 2 2006 russell officially announced its sale to berkshire hathaway . jim weber is the current ceo of brooks sports inc. in june 2013 ernst & young recognized jim weber as a pacific northwest entrepreneur of the year award recipient . 5 brooks is the main sponsor of the hansons brooks distance project and was also the exclusive uniforms provider of the chile national football team . this relationship ended in 2010 when puma signed a deal with the chilean football federation until 2015 . 6 contents 1 history 2 sponsorships 2.1 current 2.2 former 2.3 athletics 2.4 football 2.4.1 national teams 2.4.2 clubs 2.5 field hockey 2.5.1 national teams 2.6 rugby 2.6.1 national teams 3 ethical record 4 references 5 external links history edit brooks sports inc. was founded in philadelphia pennsylvania in 1914 by morris goldenberg . the name brooks was selected by morris goldenberg as an anglicized substitute for his wife s maiden name of bruchs . brooks originally produced bathing shoes in 1917 before moving into sports in the 1930s by producing baseball cleats in 1920 and football cleats in the 1930s . in 1979 the world champion pittsburgh pirates endorsed brooks shoes . in 1984 quarterback dan marino endorsed brooks athletic footwear . sponsorships edit scott jurek wearing brooks sports branded clothing the following teams and individuals wear uniforms supplied by brooks current edit hansons brooks distance project 7 brooks beasts track club 8 desi linden 9 matthew elliott 9 gabriele anderson 9 scott jurek 9 ryan vail 9 chrissie wellington 9 former edit athletics edit mok ying ren singapore double south east asian games gold medalist for triathlon 2007 and the marathon 2013 . currently a medical doctor in singapore s network of public hospitals . chile athletics team gareth warburton mark kenneally singapore athletics team football edit national teams edit chile national team 2003 2010 sri lanka 2009 2010 clubs edit wycombe wanderers 1990 1992 deportivo magallanes 2009 2011 queens park rangers 1991 1992 everton de vi a del mar 2007 2009 coquimbo unido 2007 2009 reading 1992 1993 field hockey edit national teams edit chile rugby edit national teams edit chile ethical record edit brooks scored best in the study for ethically manufactured sports shoes by german consumer organization stiftung warentest in 2015 . 10 brooks scored an overall rating of 61 while the shared second place adidas and reebok scored both 55 . the overall rating was made up of company policy manufacturing sole production components and transparency . references edit http www.berkshirehathaway.com subs sublinks.html brooks sports profile bloomberg businessweek brooks linkedin profile http www.brooksrunning.com on demandware.store sites brooksrunning site default page show cid about us pacific northwest entrepreneur of the year 2013 honorees puma y chile hacen oficial su relaci n 1 2 a b c d e f 3 https www.choice.com.au health and body diet and fitness sportswear and shoes articles shoe factory working conditions external links edit brooks brooks uk v t e running shoe brands running shoe brands adidas altra running asics brooks fila k swiss li ning merrell mizuno new balance newton nike north face puma reebok saucony spira under armour tyka related athletic shoe v t e berkshire hathaway board of directors warren buffett chairman and ceo charlie munger howard graham buffett susan decker bill gates david gottesman charlotte guyman donald keough thomas murphy ronald olson walter scott jr. insurance applied underwriters berkshire hathaway assurance berkshire hathaway homestate companies kansas bankers surety company berkshire hathaway specialty insurance boatus central states indemnity gateway underwriters agency geico gen re medical protective national indemnity company guard insurance seaworthy insurance company united states liability insurance group materials and construction acme brick benjamin moore & co. charter brokerage clayton homes international metalworking companies johns manville lubrizol marmon marmon herrington procor union tank car company mitek mouser electronics precision castparts corp. shaw industries tti furniture cort business services jordan s furniture larson juhl nebraska 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