37 Facts About Kevin Plank

Kevin Audette Plank was born on August 13,1972 and is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist.

Kevin Plank was CEO from its founding until 2020 and returned as CEO in April 2024.

Kevin Plank, a Roman Catholic, grew up in Kensington, Maryland, a suburb outside of Washington DC, the youngest of five brothers born to William and Jayne Kevin Plank.

Kevin Plank grew up playing youth football with the Maplewood Sports Association; a Maplewood team has appeared in Under Armour commercials.

Kevin Plank left the Georgetown Preparatory School, a prestigious Catholic school, due to poor academic performance and behavioral issues, then went on to graduate from another Catholic school, St John's College High School, in 1990.

Kevin Plank was not recruited by the top-tier collegiate football programs.

Kevin Plank graduated in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.

Cupid's Valentine earned $3,000, which Kevin Plank used as seed money for Under Armour.

Kevin Plank continued to use the "Cupid" name when he later launched his Cupid's Cup competition.

The idea that led to Under Armour was sparked while playing for the Maryland Terrapins; Kevin Plank said he was the "sweatiest guy on the football field".

Kevin Plank tried several prototypes before deciding on the one he wanted to use.

Kevin Plank originally sought to call his new sportswear company Heart, but he could not trademark it.

Kevin Plank attempted to name his company Body Armor, but efforts to trademark that name were unsuccessful.

Kevin Plank initially ran the business from his grandmother's townhouse in Georgetown.

Kevin Plank asked his former teammates to try on the shirts, claiming that his alternative to a cotton T-shirt would enhance their performance on the field.

In 1996, Kevin Plank finished his first year selling shirts with $17,000 in sales.

Kevin Plank's company reached $1 billion annual revenue for the first time in 2010, and Kevin Plank became a billionaire in 2011, when his net worth was estimated at $1.05 billion.

Kevin Plank spent hours in one-on-one conversations to try to persuade those employees.

Kevin Plank announced his departure as CEO in October 2019, and was succeeded on January 1,2020, by Under Armour COO Patrik Frisk.

Kevin Plank is a member of the board of trustees for the National Football Foundation.

Court documents showed that Kevin Plank gave Ruhle a phone with a special email address to communicate with him privately and at all hours, sent her confidential financial information about the company and enlisted her help to refute concerns about slumping sales.

Kevin Plank bought the 630-acre historic Sagamore Farm in Baltimore County, Maryland, in 2007.

Kevin Plank has said he seeks to restore the farm and rejuvenate Maryland's horse racing tradition by raising a Triple Crown winning horse.

Kevin Plank had acquired approximately 235 acres in the area and planned to build a mix of offices, residential areas, retail space, parks, boat launches and more.

Kevin Plank was initially approached about creating a vineyard, but being a whiskey enthusiast he asked his business partner to research whiskey.

The limestone aquifer on Kevin Plank's farm produced water fit to distill whiskey, so Kevin Plank and business partner Bill McDermond founded Sagamore Spirit to restore Maryland's whiskey distilling tradition.

Kevin Plank renovated the former Recreation Pier building in Fells Point, Baltimore.

Kevin Plank Industries bought and revamped the water taxi in Inner Harbor.

Kevin Plank donated $1 million through The Cupid Foundation to the Baltimore-based CollegeBound in 2016.

Kevin Plank is active within the Baltimore and Washington, DC, communities, as a member of the Greater Baltimore Committee and Greater Washington Partnership.

Kevin Plank is responsible for the development of the Cupid's Cup business competition.

Kevin Plank has donated $25 million to the University of Maryland to be used for the proposed athletics and academic complex.

In 2015, Kevin Plank donated $16 million to St John's College High School in Washington, DC, to fund athletics, academics and entrepreneurship initiatives.

Kevin Plank donated $1 million to the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 2016 to help 100 more children go to Catholic school.

Kevin Plank married Desiree Guerzon in 2003, a Filipina-American registered nurse graduated from Georgetown University.

On CNBC's Halftime Report in February 2017, Kevin Plank commented on Donald Trump's pro-business philosophy, saying the president was a "real asset" to the business community.

Kevin Plank stepped down from the council following Trump's comments on violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, saying Under Armour "engages in innovation and sports, not politics".