Hal Shevers, Founder Of Sporty’s, Dies At 90

Hal Shevers
Credit: Sporty's
Hal Shevers, founder and chair of Sporty’s, died May 12, the company announced. He was 90. Shevers graduated from Purdue University with a degree in mechanical engineering and earned his private pilot certificate with the Purdue Flying Club. He then began selling a small radio from the trunk of his...
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Molly McMillin, a 30-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for Aviation Week and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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