sporting goods inc. type publicly owned corporation traded as nasdaq bgfv industry sporting goods and outdoor gear founded 1955 1955 founded by maury liff original home office hawthorne ca headquarters el segundo ca california united states number of locations 420 1 key people steven g. miller ceo revenue us 897m fy 2011 2 operating income us 34.2 m fy 2011 2 net income us 20.6 m fy 2011 2 total assets us 392m fy 2011 3 total equity us 151m fy 2011 3 number of employees 9 500 4 website big5sportinggoods.com big 5 sporting goods store in glendale california big 5 sporting goods is a sporting goods retailer headquartered in el segundo california with 420 stores in arizona california colorado idaho nevada new mexico oregon texas utah washington and wyoming . 5 steven g. miller is the chairman president and ceo . the big 5 name is derived from its start in 1955 as five army navy surplus stores in southern california . in 1988 sportswest and sportsland were acquired from pay n save . a list of major competitors can be found on this list of sporting goods retailers of the united states . references edit big 5 sporting goods corporation announces fiscal 2011 first quarter results a b c big 5 sporting goods bgfv annual sec income statement filing via wikinvest . a b big 5 sporting goods bgfv annual sec balance sheet filing via wikinvest . company profile for big 5 sporting goods corporation bgfv . retrieved 2008 10 21 . dow jones client solutions september 5 2010 . investor relations home . big 5 sporting goods . big 5 sporting goods inc. archived from the original on 6 september 2010 . retrieved september 5 2010 . big 5 is the leading sporting goods retailer in western united states operating stores in 12 states . this united states retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title big 5 sporting goods & oldid 737791143 categories companies listed on nasdaqprivate equity portfolio companiessporting goods brandscompanies based in los angeles county californiasporting goods retailers of the united statesunited states retail company stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 5 september 2016 at 02 26 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view