Under Armour Athletic Supporters

COMPANY:

Under Armour Performance (USA)

HISTORY:

In 1996, Kevin Plank, a former University of Maryland special teams captain, turned an idea into a new industry that changed the way athletes dress forever. Back in his playing days, Plank hated having to change his sweat-soaked cotton T-shirts over and over again. Knowing that there simply had to be something better, he set out to create a solution.

Plank named his new company Under Armour, and after extensive research on the athletic benefits of synthetic fabrics, he designed the first Under Armour T-shirt that was Engineered with moisture-wicking performance fibers, the shirt helps keep athletes cool, dry, and light in the most brutally hot conditions.

Initially Working from his grandmother's basement in Washington DC's Georgetown neighborhood selling his revolutionary new product out of the trunk of his car.

STYLES

Athletic Supporters and Hard Cup Supporterrs

Although currently I can only find a supporter with cup, from photos it would seem that they have at one time offered a regular jockstrap.

EXTERNAL LINKS:

Click here for the Under Armour website

YOUR JOCKSTRAPS PHOTOS: UNDER ARMOUR ATHLETIC SUPPORTERS