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MANUFACTURER
- Passon's Athletic
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Harry J. Passon was the owner of a
large sporting goods store in
Philadelphia, PA who became the sponsor
and owner of semi-pro and Negro Leagues
teams. He bought and renovated a
ballpark that became "Passon Field",
which would host various Negro Leagues
teams in the 1930s. He was instrumental
in challenging and overturning
Philadelphia's blue laws which
prevented the playing of baseball games
on Sundays.
After World War I, Harry, J. Passon, along with his childhood friend, Ed
Gottlieb, and Hughie Black opened PGB
Sporting Goods, at 507 Market street in
Philadelphia. By 1927, Passon bought
out Gottlieb and Black and brought his
younger brothers Nat, Morris, and
Herman in to help him run the business.
In 1953 the Sporting Goods store was
forced to moved to 731-33 Arch street,
when Philadelphia purchased the
property to create a site for the
Liberty Bell.
On February 16, 1954 Passon was found Shot to death in the basement gun
vault of the store.
Henry Passon, would run the business
until his retirement in 1973. In 1986,
the BSN Corporation of Dallas acquired
the Assets of Passon Sports Inc.
Passon's had 4 different center brands. The "Gold Brand Athletic Goods" center brand which is listed in Passon's 1960 catalog includes. Kell
Style, Semi-Pro, Little League No. LLB,
and Junior.
The other three Brands (Below) include; "Passon
Seasoned and Balanced," "Passon's Since
1919" and
the "Passon's Sport Center
Athletic Goods" brand which is similar
to the Gold Brand logo.
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