Under Armour Logo — Under Armour is a company of sportswear and sports shoes, based in the United States. It was founded on January 29, 1990 by Kevin Plank. Under Armour is characterized by the production of tight clothing specially designed for use under sportswear. Currently sponsoring four sports clubs in football of Mexico and one in Germany, Colombia and Greece.
Under Armour was originally founded under the name PK Sports in 1996 by Kevin Plank, who then served as a player in football at the University of Maryland. Kevin began producing clothing to be tired of having to change their shirts soaked with sweat after the end of a match, that was how he began designing sportswear absorbent in the basement of the house of his grandmother. In 1996, Under Armour had generated $ 17,000 of revenue and a year later its production surged to $ 100,000, was when Plank decided to purchase a factory in Ohio to increase the production of shirts. More