STX (sports manufacturer)

STX, LLC
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Sports equipment
Founded	1970; 54 years ago as STX Inc.
Founder	Richard B.C. Tucker Sr.
Headquarters	Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Key people	Richard B.C. Tucker Sr. (Chairman, Founder and co-creator of first stick); Richard B.C. Tucker Jr. (CEO); Jason Goger (President);
Products	Sports equipment, Apparel Lacrosse Equipment: sticks, helmets, protective goggles, gloves, goalie masks; Field Hockey Equipment: sticks, protective goggles, balls, shin guards; Ice Hockey Equipment: sticks, gloves; ;
Parent	Wm. T. Burnett & Co.
Website	STX.com

STX (a contraction of the word "sticks" but commonly called "S-T-X") is a global sports equipment manufacturer based in Baltimore, Maryland, US. STX makes lacrosse equipment, field hockey equipment, and ice hockey equipment, but its main business is in manufacturing of men's and women's lacrosse sticks and protective gear, including gloves, pads, and women's eyewear.

The company was founded in 1970 by Richard B.C. Tucker, Sr. as STX Inc. STX's first stick was the double wall, synthetic lacrosse head (U.S. Pat. #3,507,495^[1]), which was the first synthetic stick and the only type used to score goals in the first NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship (1971).

STX is one of the largest manufacturers of lacrosse equipment, and in Maryland, part of the $66+ million industry.^[2] It is a subsidiary of Wm. T. Burnett & Co.

^ "US Pat #3,507,495 'Lacrosse Stick' Tucker et al".
^ SGMA's Wholesale Study Reports $77+ Billion In Sales, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, May 23, 2012.

[1] "US Pat #3,507,495 'Lacrosse Stick' Tucker et al".

[2] SGMA's Wholesale Study Reports $77+ Billion In Sales, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, May 23, 2012.

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