JOHN SAND WAS A CO-FOUNDER OF THE SAND KNITTING COMPANY IN CHICAGO IN 1921. SAND INTRODUCED THE FIRST TWO WAY STRETCH FOOTBALL PANTS, AND THE FIRST V-NECK FOOTBALL JERSEY. IN 1953 THE COMPANY MOVED FROM CHICAGO TO BERLIN, WI. BY 1962 IT WAS AMERICAS LARGEST PRODUCTION FACILITY DEVOTED ENTIRELY TO ATHLETIC CLOTHING. HANK DERLETH WAS AN ACADEMIC ALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. DERLETH GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND JOINED SAND KNIT AS A SALES MANAGER AND ROSE TO THE RANKS OF PRESIDENT. IN 1984 DERLETH BECAME PART OWNER OF RIPON AWARD JACKETS AND GREW THAT BUSINESS INTO WHAT IS KNOWN TODAY AS RIPON ATHLETIC. IN 1992 RIPON ATHLETIC AQCUIRED SAND KNIT AND BROUGHT IT BACK HOME TO 290 JUNCTION STREET. A NEW ERA WAS BORN. RIPON ATHLETIC / SAND KNIT NOW HAS TWO PLANTS AND OVER 160 EMPLOYEES. KNOWN INDUSTRY WIDE FOR MAKING THE HIGHEST QUALITY PRODUCTS, THEIR UNIFORMS ARE WORN BY MANY PROFESSIONAL AND COLLEGIATE TEAMS. RIPON ATHLETIC IS NOW MANAGED BY FAMILY MEMBERS PETER, KRIS, JON, ERIK AND MIKE. THE DERLETH FAMILY ARE NOW BRINGING SAND KNIT BACK TO THE MARKET WITH SOME OF FINEST ACTIVE AND CASUAL APPAREL AVAILABLE IN TODAY’S MARKET. SAND KNIT HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR INNOVATION AND FOR HAVING THE HIGHEST QUALITY PRODUCTION STANDARDS. THE NEW OFFERING OF MENS SWEATERS AND FLEECE PRODUCTS. ALL SAND KNIT PRODUCTS USE PREMIUM FABRIC AND HIGH QUALITY CONSTRUCTION. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PRODUCTS THAT WILL LAST FOR YEARS, YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
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JOHN SAND WAS A CO-FOUNDER OF THE SAND KNITTING COMPANY IN CHICAGO IN 1921. SAND INTRODUCED THE FIRST TWO WAY STRETCH FOOTBALL PANTS, AND THE FIRST V-NECK FOOTBALL JERSEY. IN 1953 THE COMPANY MOVED FROM CHICAGO TO BERLIN, WI. BY 1962 IT WAS AMERICAS LARGEST PRODUCTION FACILITY DEVOTED ENTIRELY TO ATHLETIC CLOTHING. HANK DERLETH WAS AN ACADEMIC ALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. DERLETH GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND JOINED SAND KNIT AS A SALES MANAGER AND ROSE TO THE RANKS OF PRESIDENT. IN 1984 DERLETH BECAME PART OWNER OF RIPON AWARD JACKETS AND GREW THAT BUSINESS INTO WHAT IS KNOWN TODAY AS RIPON ATHLETIC. IN 1992 RIPON ATHLETIC AQCUIRED SAND KNIT AND BROUGHT IT BACK HOME TO 290 JUNCTION STREET. A NEW ERA WAS BORN. RIPON ATHLETIC / SAND KNIT NOW HAS TWO PLANTS AND OVER 160 EMPLOYEES. KNOWN INDUSTRY WIDE FOR MAKING THE HIGHEST QUALITY PRODUCTS, THEIR UNIFORMS ARE WORN BY MANY PROFESSIONAL AND COLLEGIATE TEAMS. RIPON ATHLETIC IS NOW MANAGED BY FAMILY MEMBERS PETER, KRIS, JON, ERIK AND MIKE. THE DERLETH FAMILY ARE NOW BRINGING SAND KNIT BACK TO THE MARKET WITH SOME OF FINEST ACTIVE AND CASUAL APPAREL AVAILABLE IN TODAY’S MARKET. SAND KNIT HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR INNOVATION AND FOR HAVING THE HIGHEST QUALITY PRODUCTION STANDARDS. THE NEW OFFERING OF MENS SWEATERS AND FLEECE PRODUCTS. ALL SAND KNIT PRODUCTS USE PREMIUM FABRIC AND HIGH QUALITY CONSTRUCTION. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PRODUCTS THAT WILL LAST FOR YEARS, YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
