Read's Sporting Goods

Read's Sporting Goods Serving Central Illinois since 1884 Benjamin Franklin Read and his wife Liz moved from Philadelphia to Bloomington in 1856. Their son, W.B. Davis. In 1895 W.B. Mr.

Read, worked for the local newspaper owned by W.O. In 1884 they formed a separate wholesale division. Read, C.W. White, and C.S. Lincoln purchased the business for $7,000. The name changed to W.B. Read & Company. Lincoln was bought out a year later and the name changed to Read & White. These two also owned a game board manufacturing company together. 16 years later Mr. White sold his interest to

W.B. and the name became W.B. Read & Co. once again. After 15-20 years of R. Read's Inc. we are now Read's Sporting Goods Inc. Owned and operated by Bill and Peter Read. And yes our great, great, grandfather was named after the guy that married his great, great, aunt, Deborah Read in 1730.

Stay hydrated in this heat! Shop our sale water bottles today!
06/15/2026

Stay hydrated in this heat! Shop our sale water bottles today!

Shoutout to 13u Renegades Red for these sweet Memorial Day jerseys! Read's is always happy to help with any uniform need...
06/09/2026

Shoutout to 13u Renegades Red for these sweet Memorial Day jerseys! Read's is always happy to help with any uniform needs, just give us a call!

Stop in 7 days a weekP.S. Our phones are now working too!
06/08/2026

Stop in 7 days a week

P.S. Our phones are now working too!

05/23/2026
We know your batting gloves need replaced... shop our selection now, including Renegades and Savannah Banana themed glov...
04/12/2026

We know your batting gloves need replaced... shop our selection now, including Renegades and Savannah Banana themed gloves!!

Stop in for a new visor today!We will be closed Easter Sunday
04/01/2026

Stop in for a new visor today!

We will be closed Easter Sunday

Deal available now!
03/27/2026

Deal available now!

Address

812 Iaa Drive
Bloomington, IL
61701

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 3pm

Telephone

(309) 663-0355

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