Here, the Modell family opened its first store in 1889, making it the second-oldest sporting-goods retailer in the country. Still family owned to this day—it’s passed through four generations ...

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Dick's Sporting Goods and Modell's are two of the last big sporting-goods stores. Similar stores have been wavering for years. Sports Authority liquidated in 2016, Eastern Outfitters filed for ...