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EXHIBIT 10.9.2

SECOND AMENDMENT TO SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

        Reference is hereby made to the Severance Agreement that was entered
into between the undersigned and Gart Sports Company, a Delaware corporation,
its subsidiaries, its successor, or a new parent company of Gart (collectively,
the "Company"), prior to August 15, 2002 and to that Amendment to Severance
Agreement dated August 15, 2002 (the "First Amendment," together with the
Severance Agreement collectively called the "Agreement"). This Second Amendment
to Severance Agreement (the "Second Amendment") is dated as of September 3, 2002
and constitutes an amendment to such Agreement.

        In consideration of the mutual premises set forth in the Agreement, you
and the Company hereby agree to amend the Agreement to include the following:

        1.    Clause 2(c)(vi) is hereby amended by deleting the subclause number
"(vi)" and inserting in lieu thereof the subclause number "(v)".

        2.    The definition of "Change in Control" is hereby amended by
deleting the reference to clauses "(A) through (E)" in the first and second
sentences of the last paragraph of section 2(d)(ii) and inserting in lieu
thereof "(A) through (F)".

        3.    The location of the Company's principal executive offices in
Section 10(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference to
"1001 Lincoln Avenue, Denver CO 80203" and inserting in lieu thereof "1050 West
Hampden Avenue, Englewood, CO 80110".

        Other than as set forth herein, all other terms and provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. All references to the Agreement
herein or in any other documents shall be deemed to include a reference to this
Second Amendment. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall
have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Second Amendment to Severance
Agreement have set forth their signatures.

ACCEPTED AND AGREEED:   GART SPORTS COMPANY
Executive:
 
 
 
 
 
 
    

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By:
 
    

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Print Name:       

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      Name:   J. Douglas Morton Title:       

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      Title:   Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Address:
 
    

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