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In 1904 Frank Mitchell, a tennis enthusiast, and Charles Ness, an avid golfer from Scotland, came together to establish Mitchell & Ness Sporting Goods. In 1917, Mitchell and Ness hired a young Italian native named Sisto (Jimmy)
Capolino, who started out sweeping floors. 18 years later, Jimmy Capolino became the store manager. Mitchell & Ness began producing uniforms for professional teams in 1933. In 1952, Jimmy Capolino purchased the store and brought his son Peter in to help out. 26
years later, Jimmy passed away and Peter took over the company.
With the store struggling to stay afloat from large-scale competition, Peter received a request that would forever change the company's direction. In 1985 a gentleman inquired about making repairs to his 1960 Pirates game-worn vest and 1949 St. Louis Browns
game-worn shirt. This request sparked the idea to bring these vintage styles to the contemporary market. After much research and a lucky find of unused wool flannel, the first batch of baseball jerseys was produced and sold out overnight. Basketball, Football and
Hockey Leagues were later added.
Today Mitchell & Ness offers professional league collections featuring over 1600 players, authentic-inspired and branded collections, and is the on-field outfitter of the Philadelphia Soul Arena Football Team. The company is known world-wide as the leader in
authentic vintage sportswear.
