1st Down Sports, Inc. started as a small sports card booth at a flea market in Virginia Beach, Virginia (then called 1st Down Cards & Collectibles) in 2005. By early 2006, we moved to a larger storefront at this same indoor flea market to start carrying more fan products than just cards. Being in a large metropolitan area surrounded by numerous military bases, we noticed that there were multiple fans of EVERY team and not just the "local" teams. From then on, we decided to start carrying all NFL teams (and some of the more popular NCAA & MLB teams) in every product that we offered. We have had many customers come into our store and say "I can never find my team's stuff anywhere except here!!" After 1 more year in the flea market, we decided that we needed to move to a bigger venue. So we decided to move into a major shopping mall. The birth of 1st Down Sports, Inc was recorded at Military Circle Mall in Norfolk, Virginia on January 20, 2007. Our store became so popular here in Hampton Roads Virginia that we decided to bring our products to the global marketplace and created "1stDownShop", the online division of 1st Down Sports. On April 1st 2009 we opened our second mall store at Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach, VA. We really appreciate the continued support and loyal fans & customers in helping write 1st Down's future. We will strive to continually provide you with greater customer service, hot new products and the best shopping experience to Satisfy Your Fanhood! Stop by if you are ever in the local area for some great deals or just to say hi!!! Thank you, Ryan James - CEO 1st Down Sports, Inc.