Type media company Founded 1967 | Genre sports Website www.athlonsports.com | |
Headquarters Nashville, Tennessee, USA Key people Spencer Hays (majority owner) | ||
Athlon Sports Communications, Inc., also known as Athlon Sports or simply Athlon, is a publisher founded in 1967 that is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville's Spencer Hays is its majority stockholder.
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It publishes preseason single-title sports annuals on professional and college sports. The annuals are sold at newsstands in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe. It is the U.S.'s largest publisher of sports annuals, ranking Number 1 in retail sales dollars and magazines sold.
Athlon's 15 magazines include Athlon Sports monthly, Pro Football, Fantasy Football, National College Football, Southeastern Football, Atlantic Coast Football, Big Ten Football, Big 12 Football, Big East Football, Pac-10 Football, Baseball, College Basketball, Pro Basketball, Racing and Golf. Athlon's digital properties include AthlonSports.com, which has daily coverage of the sports it covers.
History
In February 2006, it acquired Grogans Sports Information Inc., a fantasy sports publisher based in Littleton, Colorado, that publishes "Grogans Fantasy Football Analyst" in-season scouting reports.
In June 2010, Athlon Sports Communication appointed Anthony Flaccavento publisher for Athlon Sports magazine. Athlon Sports is a monthly publication that launched in October 2010. Athlon Sports began with a circulation of seven million, and grew to nine million in 2011.