<Table> Sports Authority <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Former type </Th> <Td> Private </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Industry </Th> <Td> Retail </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fate </Th> <Td> Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Liquidation sale </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> 1928; 90 years ago (1928) (as Gart Sports) Denver, Colorado November 1987; 30 years ago (1987 - 11) (as The Sports Authority) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Defunct </Th> <Td> July 28, 2016; 2 years ago (2016 - 07 - 28) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> 1050 West Hampden Avenue, Englewood, Colorado, U.S. 80110 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of locations </Th> <Td> 463 (at the time of closure) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area served </Th> <Td> United States Canada Puerto Rico </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Key people </Th> <Td> Michael Foss (CEO) Paul Gaudet, COO Jeremy Aguilar, CFO </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Products </Th> <Td> Apparel, sports equipment, footwear, exercise equipment </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of employees </Th> <Td> 14,250 (2011) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent </Th> <Td> Kmart (1990--2003) Gart Sports (2003--2006) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Former type </Th> <Td> Private </Td> </Tr>

When did sports authority go out of business