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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                    Dicks Clothing and Sporting Goods, Inc.

                      Associate Savings & Retirement Plan

                            Summary Plan Description
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                                October 1, 1994

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                    Dicks Clothing and Sporting Goods, Inc.
                      Associate Savings & Retirement Plan
                            Summary Plan Description
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                               Table of Contents
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     Introduction                                                             1

1.   Who Can Participate                                                      1

2.   Elective Contribution Forms                                              2

3.   Contributions                                                            2

     A.  Your Contributions                                                   2
     B.  Matching Contributions                                               2
     C.  Qualified Matching Contributions                                     3
     D.  Qualified Non-Elective Contributions                                 3
     E.  Rollover Contributions                                               4

4.   Making Changes                                                           4

5.   Limitations on Contributions                                             4

6.   Trust Fund                                                               5

7.   Investments                                                              6

8.   Vesting                                                                  6

9.   Break In Service Rules                                                   7

10.  Receiving Money While Employed                                           7

     A.  Hardship Withdrawals                                                 7
     B.  Withdrawals at Age 65                                                8
     C.  Distributions at Age 70-1/2                                          9
     D.  Plan Loans                                                           9

11.  Plan Distributions                                                      10

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                    Dicks Clothing and Sporting Goods, Inc.
                      Associate Savings & Retirement Plan
                            Summary Plan Description
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                               Table of Contents
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12.  Distribution Upon Death                                                 10

     A.  Designation of Beneficiary                                          11
     B.  Death Prior to Commencement of Benefit Payment                      11
     C.  Death After Commencement of Benefit Payment                         12

13.  Taxes of Distribution                                                   12

14.  Benefits Not Assignable                                                 13

15.  Claims Procedure                                                        13

     A.  If A Claim Is Denied                                                13
     B.  Review Procedure                                                    14

16.  Account Statement                                                       14

17.  Plan Administration                                                     14

18.  Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation                                    14

19.  Top Heavy Rules                                                         15

20.  Amendment and Termination                                               15

21.  Your Rights Under ERISA                                                 15

22.  General Information                                                     17

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                                  INTRODUCTION

         This is the Summary Plan Description for the Dicks Clothing and
Sporting Goods, Inc. Associate Savings & Retirement Plan (the "Plan") as it was
amended and restated as of October 1, 1994. The Plan is a tax-qualified defined
contribution plan with a cash or deferred arrangement.

         The Plan may be amended from time to time to keep it in compliance
with federal laws affecting pension plans and to keep the Plan current with
developments related to the Dicks Clothing and Sporting Goods, Inc. (the
"Company") and its benefit programs. Your rights and benefits as a participant
are generally governed by the terms of the Plan as in effect when you last
worked for the Company.

         The Summary Plan Description is intended to serve as an easy-to-read
explanation of the Plan as in effect as of the date indicated on the cover page
of this Summary. It summarizes, in a very condensed form, the Plan's important
provisions as they apply to participants who are employees of the Company on or
after that date. CAUTION: Although the Company has made a sincere effort to
make this Summary as complete and accurate as possible, this Summary is not a
substitute for the Plan document itself. The detailed provisions of the Plan
document, not this Summary, govern the actual rights and benefits to which you
may be or become entitled. The Plan document is available for your inspection
during regular business hours at the Company's offices.

         Nothing in the Plan or in this Summary Plan Description confers on you
any rights of continued employment with the Company. Moreover, your
participation in the Plan does not prohibit changes in the terms of, or the
termination of, your employment by the Company.

1.       Who Can Participate
         -------------------

         As an employee of the Company, you are eligible to participate in the
Plan ("eligible employee") provided that you are not (1) covered by a
collective bargaining agreement, (2) a non-resident alien earning no U.S.
source income or (3) a leased employee.

         If you were a participant as of September 30, 1994, you will remain a
participant under this Plan. If you have completed one year of service and
attained age 21 as of October 1, 1994, you are eligible to become a participant
on October 1, 1994. If you become an eligible employee after October 1, 1994,
you are eligible to become a participant in the Plan as of the January 1 or
July 1 next following your:

         -  attainment of age 21; and

         -  completion of not less than one Year of Service.

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For this purpose, a "year of service" is any computation period during which
you complete at least 1,000 hours of service. A "computation period," in turn,
is a 12-consecutive month period, which begins either on the date you join the
Company or in any Plan Year starting after such date. An "Hour of Service" is,
in general, an hour for which you are entitled to be paid by the Company.

In general, if you leave the Company after having become a participant, you
will again become a participant immediately upon the entry date following your
return to service at the Company.

2.       Elective Contribution Forms
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         As a participant, you can elect to make contributions of a portion of
your compensation to the Plan by completing and filing with the Company an
Enrollment Form. Your completed Enrollment Form must indicate the percentage of
your compensation you want to contribute to the Plan, as well as the way you
want your contributions invested in the trust fund (see Section 6). You can
begin making elective contributions as of the date on which you become a
participant in the Plan. To do so, your completed Enrollment Form must be
received by the Company at least 30 days prior thereto.

3.       Contributions
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         A.  Your Contributions
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         You can elect to have from 2% to 15% of your compensation contributed
to the Plan. Your contributions are based upon total compensation, which
includes all compensation paid while a participant in the plan. In addition, if
you are a highly compensated employee, your contributions may be restricted
(see LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS, below).

         Your contributions are made through automatic payroll deductions every
pay period. These contributions are considered to be the Company's
contributions for federal income tax purposes, because they are made from your
compensation before you receive it. Because of this, your contributions are not
subject to current federal income tax. They are, however, subject to Social
Security tax and certain state and local income taxes.

         B.  Matching Contributions
             ----------------------

         The Company may contribute for each participant a matching
contribution equal to a percentage of the participant's elective contributions
not to exceed 10 percent of compensation. The decision to make matching
contributions and the amount of such contributions will be made each year by
the Company. As a participant, you will share in the Company's matching
contribution for any Plan Year provided you:

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         -   made elective contributions during the Plan Year and did not
             withdraw your contributions before December 31;

         -   are still employed (or on an authorized leave of absence) by the
             Company on December 31 and completed at least 1,000 Hours of
             Service during the Plan Year; or

         -   died, retired or became disabled during the Plan Year.

         C.  Qualified Matching Contributions
             --------------------------------

         The Company may contribute for each non-highly compensated employee,
or for any group of such employees, a "qualified matching contribution" equal
to a percentage of the employee's elective contributions. The decision to make
qualified matching contributions will be made each Plan Year by the Company.
These amounts are used to satisfy certain non-discrimination tests and are
nonforfeitable when made.

         D.  Qualified Non-Elective Contributions
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         The Company may contribute for each non-highly compensated employee or
for any group of such employees, a "qualified non-elective contribution" in an
amount to be determined by the Company. These amounts are used to satisfy
certain non-discrimination tests and are nonforfeitable when made.

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         E.  Rollover Contributions
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         If you were a participant in a former employer's qualified plan, and
you are entitled to receive an "eligible rollover distribution" from that plan,
you may, in accordance with the rules and procedures established by your former
employer, elect to have all or a portion of the distribution paid to this Plan
as a direct rollover. Also, if you have received an "eligible rollover
distribution" from your former employer's qualified plan, you may, within 60
days of receiving the distribution, roll over all or a portion of that
distribution to this Plan. In either case, you cannot roll over any portion of
your distribution representing a return of your after-tax contributions. You may
also roll over an amount from an individual retirement account, the assets of
which are attributable SOLELY to a prior rollover of a qualified plan
distribution. No portion of an individual retirement account to which you have
contributed on a year to year basis can be rolled over to this Plan.

4.       Making Changes
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         After you choose your initial elective contribution percentage, you
may increase or decrease it at the time permitted by the Company. Elective
contribution percentage changes are made on forms available from the Company.
This form must be completed and delivered to the Company according to dates
established by the Company.

5.      Limitations on Contributions
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        It is important to note that the total of your elective contributions
in any year may not exceed the dollar limit for that year set by the Internal
Revenue Service ("IRS"). The IRS limit may change from year to year. For 1994,
the limit is $9,240.

         If your elective contributions to the Plan total more than the IRS
limit for a year, these (together with any income attributable thereto) will be
returned to you by April 15 of the following year. If you work for more than one
employer, and your total elective contributions to this Plan and a 401(k) plan
of another employer exceed the IRS limit for a year, you may request a
withdrawal of such excess amount from this Plan no later than the first day in
March of the following year. Excess elective contributions are taxable for the
year contributed, but would not be subject to the 10% penalty tax on early
withdrawals if distributed by the following April 15.

        If your annual compensation causes you to be classified as "highly
compensated" under IRS regulations, your elective contributions to the Plan are
monitored to ensure that you and other highly compensated participants do not
set aside too much in relation to the contributions of other eligible
employees. If you do, the excess will be repaid to you by the Plan. You will be
notified if this applies to you.

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         Aggregate contributions to the Plan and to other retirement plans in
which you participate are subject to limitations imposed by the Internal
Revenue Code and IRS Regulations. For example, the amount of annual
compensation on which your elective contributions are based is limited to
$150,000 for 1994. If you are affected by these restrictions, you will be
notified.

6.       Trust Fund
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         Contributions made to the Plan are held in a trust fund. The trust
assets do not belong to the Company, but are held for the exclusive benefit of
Plan participants and beneficiaries. It is the duty of the Trustee to administer
the trust fund.

         The Company will periodically transfer your elective contributions to
the trust. These transfers will be made as soon as practicable after the
elective contributions have been withheld from your compensation. The Company
will transfer other Plan contributions to the trust at such times and in such
amounts as it determines. Contributions are credited to your accounts as soon as
the contributions have been received by the Trustee. Participant statements are
produced quarterly.

         Your contributions are placed in an individual account established and
maintained for you as a Plan participant by the Trustee. Your individual account
is the sum of your:

         -  Elective Contribution Account -- consisting of your elective
            contributions;

         -  Qualified Non-Elective and Matching Contribution Account --
            consisting of the Company's nonforfeitable non-elective and matching
            contributions;

         -  Employer Contribution Account -- consisting of matching Company
            contributions with respect to a percentage of your compensation; and

         -  Rollover Contribution Account -- consisting of amounts rolled over
            or transferred from other qualified plans or IRAs.

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7.       Investments
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         The Plan Administrator will offer three or more investment funds for
participants to select from. Your accounts will initially be invested in one or
more of the investments as you select, on a form provided by the Company. You
may, at the time permitted by the Company, change your election as to how
contributions are to be invested, or elect to transfer the balances of your
accounts among the investment funds. You made a change in investment elections,
or an election to transfer account balances, in one of two ways. First, you may
indicate the desired investment election change or account balance transfer on
a change request form, provided to you by the Company. You file this form with
The Barclay Group, Springhouse Corporate Center II, 323 Norristown Road,
Ambler, PA 19002, attention: Customer Service. Second, you may request the
investment election change or account balance transfer by calling The Barclay
Group directly, at 1-800-543-1801 (toll free) on any business day from 8:30
a.m. to 7:00 p.m., identifying yourself by use of the PIN number given to you
by The Barclay Group. You may obtain written confirmation of your initial
investment election, or as to any change in investment election or account
balance transfer that you direct, by calling Barclay at the above number, on
any business day before 3:00 p.m.

         By providing you with the array of investment choices, combined with
your ability to change the mix of those investments, it is intended that the
Plan constitute a plan described in section 404(c) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act, and Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section
2550.404c-1. It is further intended that the Plan Administrator, the Company
and any other fiduciary of the Plan be relieved of liability for any losses
which are the direct and necessary result of your investment instructions.

4.       Vesting
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         Your interest in your Elective Contribution Account, Qualified
Non-Elective and Matching Contribution Account and Rollover Contribution
Account is 100% vested at all times. Your interest in your Matching
Contribution Account will become vested according to the following schedule.

                                             Percentage
         Years of Service                      Vested
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         less than 1                              0%
         1 but less than 2                       20%
         2 but less than 3                       40%
         3 but less than 4                       60%
         4 but less than 5                       80%
         5 or more                              100%

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For this purpose, a "year of service" is a Plan Year in which you complete at
least 1,000 hours of service. You will be credited here, with 190 hours for
each month in which you complete at least 1 hour of service (as defined in
Section 1 above). You will automatically become 100% vested in your Matching
Contribution Account if, while you are employed by the Company, you attain age
65 or higher, die or become disabled. For this purpose, you are treated as
"disabled" if the Company determines that you are unable to engage in any
substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical
or mental impairment, which can be expected to result in death or to be for a
continuous period of at least 12 months. Forfeitures resulting from a
terminated participant's failure to be fully vested in the Company's
Contribution will be used to reduce future contributions of the Company.

9.       Break In Service Rules
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         A one year Break in Service occurs in any Plan Year during which you
do not have more than 500 Hours of Service. Years of Service prior to the Breaks
in Service shall not be taken into account if you have no vested interest in
your Matching Contribution Account and the number of consecutive Breaks in
Service equals or exceeds the greater of (1) the aggregate number of Years of
Service (excluding Years of Service not required to be taken into account by
reason of any prior Breaks in Service), or (2) five.

         If you return to the Company before 5 one year Breaks in Service, your
nonvested account balance will be restored, provided you repay to the Plan any
vested amount distributed to you. If you forfeit any of the nonvested portion
of your Matching Contribution account balance, such forfeiture will be used to
reduce employer contributions.

10.      Receiving Money While Employed
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         While you are employed by the Company, there are several ways for you
to receive money from the Plan - through hardship withdrawals of contributions,
through loans, or because you have attained age 65 or 70-1/2. Please note,
hardship withdrawals may be subject to an early distribution tax penalty.

         A.  Hardship Withdrawals
             --------------------

         You may receive all or part of your Elective Contribution Account and
the vested portion of your Employer Account if you incur a "hardship." However,
earnings on elective contributions cannot be withdrawn. A hardship withdrawal
may be made only if it is both on account of your immediate and heavy financial
need of and is necessary to meet such financial need. A withdrawal will be
deemed to be made on account of an immediate and heavy financial need only if
the withdrawal is used:

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         (1)  to pay medical expenses, within the meaning of Section 213(d)
              of the Internal Revenue Code, incurred or to be incurred by you,
              your spouse, or any of your dependents;

         (2)  for costs directly related to the purchase (excluding mortgage
              payments) of your principal residence;

         (3)  to pay tuition and related educational fees for the next 12 months
              of post-secondary education for you, your spouse, children, or
              dependents; or

         (4)  to prevent your eviction from your principal residence or
              foreclosure of the mortgage on your principal residence.

         A withdrawal will be deemed to be necessary to satisfy an immediate
and heavy financial need if the amount of the withdrawal does not exceed the
amount required to relieve the financial need. For this purpose, the amount of
the financial need may include any amounts necessary to pay any federal, state
or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the
hardship withdrawal.

         To receive a hardship withdrawal, the following conditions apply:

         (1)  you have received all withdrawals and distributions, other than
              hardship withdrawals, and all non-taxable loans currently
              available under all plans maintained by the Company;

         (2)  your elective contributions under this Plan and your
              contributions under any other plan of the Company will be
              suspended for at least 12 months after the receipt of the hardship
              distribution; and

         (3)  your elective contributions to the Plan for your taxable year
              immediately following the taxable year of the hardship withdrawal
              is limited to the excess of (a) the annual limit on elective
              contributions for such next taxable year over (b) the amount of
              your elective contributions for the taxable year of the hardship
              withdrawal.

You may apply for a hardship withdrawal by filing a written request with the
Company.

         B.  Withdrawals at Age 65
             ---------------------

         You may take a withdrawal of all or a portion of your vested accounts
at any time after you reach age 65 by filing a written request with the Company.

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         C.  Distributions at Age 70-1/2
             ---------------------------

         If you remain in employment with the Company until age 70-1/2, then the
distributions of your vested accounts must be made by the April 1st following
the calendar year in which you attain age 70-1/2. If you are affected by this
rule, you will be notified at the appropriate time.

         D.  Plan Loans
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         You may apply to the Company for a loan from the Plan. Your application
must be in writing on forms which the Company will provide to you. The Company
may also request that you provide additional information, such as financial
statements, tax returns and credit reports. After considering your application,
the Company may, in its discretion, determine that you qualify for the loan. The
Company will inform the Trustee that you qualify.

         Loan Requirements
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         There are various rules and requirements that apply for any loan. These
rules are outlined in this section. In addition, the Company has established a
written loan program which explains these requirements in more detail. You can
request a copy of the loan program from the Company. Generally, the rules for
loans include the following:

         -  Loans must be made available to all participants on a uniform and
            non-discriminatory basis.

         -  All loans must be adequately secured. To obtain a Plan loan, you
            must pledge a security interest in 50% of your vested account
            balance under the Plan. The Company also requires that repayments
            on the loan obligation be by payroll deduction.

         -  The interest rate applied to all loans will be based on the bank's
            interest rates.

         -  All loans must have a definite repayment period which provides for
            payments to be made not less frequently than quarterly, and for the
            loan to be amortized on a level basis over a reasonable period of
            time, not to exceed five years. However, if you use the loan to
            acquire your principal residence, you may repay the loan over a
            reasonable period of time that may be longer than five years.

         -  All loans will be considered a directed investment from your
            account under the Plan. All payments of principal and interest by
            you on a loan will be credited to your account.

         -  The amount the Plan may loan to you is limited by rules under the
            Internal Revenue Code. Any new loan will be limited to the lesser
            of:

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           -  $50,000, reduced by the excess (if any) of (1) the highest
              outstanding balance of any other loans from the Plan during the
              one-year period prior to the date of the new loan over (2) the
              outstanding balance of any other loans from the Plan on the date
              of the new loan; or

           -  1/2 of your vested account balances.

        -  No loan in an amount less than $1,000 will be made.

        -  If you fail to make payments when they are due under the loan, you
           will be considered to be "in default." The Trustee would then have
           authority to take all reasonable actions to collect the balance
           owing on the loan. This could include filing a lawsuit or
           foreclosing on the security for the loan. Under certain
           circumstances, a loan that is in default may be considered a
           distribution from the Plan, and could result in taxable income to
           you. In any event, your failure to repay a loan will reduce the
           benefit you would otherwise be entitled to from the Plan.

        -  If the Plan is sponsored by a sole proprietorship, a partnership or
           an S Corporation and you own more than 10 percent of the partnership
           or more than five percent of the stock of the S Corporation, you or a
           member of your family are not eligible for a loan from the Plan.

11.     Plan Distributions
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        If you retire or otherwise separate from service with the Company,
other than by reason of death, the balance of your vested Plan accounts becomes
distributable to you. Such balance may be distributed to you in one of the
following ways:

        A.  single sum; or

        B.  purchase of an annuity.

If you do not properly elect to receive an optional method of payment, the form
of payment will be as follows. If you are not married on the date your pension
begins, your form of payment will be the single-life form - a monthly pension
payable to you for the rest of your lifetime with no payments continuing to
anyone else after your death. If you are married on the date your pension
begins, your form of payment will be the Qualified Joint and Survivor form - a
reduced monthly pension payable for your lifetime. After your death, your spouse
at the time of your first pension payment will receive 50% of your reduced
monthly pension for the rest of his or her life. In lieu of the Qualified Joint
and Survivor Annuity form of payment a participant, during the 90-day period
ending on the date his or her payment beings, may elect to receive monthly
amount in the form of a single-life annuity or other optional form of payment
discussed above; provided, however, that no such election shall take effect
unless the spouse of the participant consents in writing to such election.

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         If your account balance is $3,500 or less at the time you separate
from service, you will automatically receive a lump-sum cash payment as soon as
practicable after such date. If your account balance exceeds $3,500 then no
distributions may be made to you from your accounts unless you consent to the
distribution, in writing, within the 30 day period ending on the day the
distribution is to be made. The Company will furnish you with a written
explanation of your right to defer your distribution until age 70-1/2 and
the effect of the deferral.

         If an immediate distribution of your accounts cannot be made to you
because you did not consent to the distribution, distribution of your vested
accounts will be made as soon as practicable after the earliest to occur of
(a) the date on which you attain age 65, (b) the date of your death, or (c)
the date on which the Company receives written notice from you requesting and
consenting to, an immediate distribution of the total balance of your vested
accounts. The distribution will be made in the form of a single lump-sum cash
payment. This payment will be equal to the balance of your vested Plan accounts
at the time the payment is made.

12.     Distribution Upon Death
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        A.  Designation of Beneficiary
            --------------------------

        When you enroll in the Plan, you should complete the beneficiary
designation form which is provided by the Company. Your beneficiary will always
be your spouse unless:

        -  you do not have a spouse, or

        -  you designate a beneficiary other than your spouse.

If you are married, in order to designate a nonspouse beneficiary, you must
obtain the written notarized consent of your spouse on the beneficiary
designation form.

         If you fail to designate a beneficiary, or if no designated
beneficiary survives you payment will be made to your spouse, if any. If there
is no spouse, your beneficiary will be the personal representative of your
estate, or if no personal representative exists, to any person determined by a
court to be your beneficiary for this purpose.

         B.  Death Prior to Commencement of Benefit Payment
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         If you die while you are in service with the Company, or after your
service has terminated but prior to the distribution of your Plan account
balances, then your accounts will be distributed to your beneficiary as soon as
practicable after your death. The distribution will be made in the form of a
single-lump sum cash payment, in an amount equal to the balance of your Plan
accounts at the time the payment is made.

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         C.  Death After Commencement of Benefit Payments
             --------------------------------------------

         If distribution of your interest has begun in monthly installments and
you die before your entire interest has been distributed to you, then the
remaining portion of your benefit payments shall be distributed at least as
rapidly as under the method of periodic distribution being used at the time of
your death.

13.     Taxation of Distribution
        ------------------------

        Under current law, you defer paying federal income taxes on all
contributions to the Plan until your account balances are distributed.
Investment earnings accumulating in the Plan also are not taxed until they are
paid out to you. All distributions from the Plan, including in-service hardship
withdrawals, in-service withdrawals after age 59-1/2 and distributions because
of separation from service, retirement, or death, will be subject to taxes. You
are required to pay Federal income tax in the year you receive a distribution.
Federal income tax will be withheld at the rate of 20% unless your distribution
is transferred directly to an IRA or another qualified plan. The Internal
Revenue Code also imposes a 10-percent penalty on the amount of all early
distributions. The following are early distributions:

         -  in-service withdrawals prior to age 59-1/2; or

         -  distributions in case of separation from service prior to age 55,
            unless the distribution is on account of death or disability.

         If you wish to defer federal income taxes on your distribution, you
may roll your funds into an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), or to another
employer's plan (for example, a 401(k) plan, a pension plan or a profit sharing
plan), if permitted.

         More details concerning your options and federal income tax treatment
will be provided before you receive your distribution. Since the tax laws are
complicated and are subject to change, we recommend that you consult your tax
advisor before receiving a hardship withdrawal or any distribution.

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14.      Benefits Not Assignable
         -----------------------

         No benefit under the Plan may be assigned or pledged as collateral or
security for a loan (other than certain plan loans described above) nor may
any benefit be subject to your debts or to other legal obligations. There is an
exception, however, to this rule. The Plan Administrator may be required by
law to recognize obligations you incur as a result of court ordered property
settlement, child support or alimony payments. The Plan Administrator must
honor a "qualified domestic relations order." A "qualified domestic relations
order" is defined as a decree or order issued by a court that provides for
property settlement in connection with a divorce or separation, that obligates
you to pay child support or alimony, or otherwise allocates a portion of your
assets in the Plan to your spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent. If
a qualified domestic relations order is received by the Plan Administrator,
all or a portion of your benefits may be used to satisfy the obligation. The
Plan Administrator will determine the qualification of any domestic relations
order received.

15.      Claims Procedure
         ----------------

         All claims for benefits under the Plan should be filed with the Plan
Administrator. If a request for a distribution or withdrawal is denied, you are
entitled to a full review of your claim by the Plan Administrator. The steps in
the review process are outlined below.

         A.  If A Clam is Denied:
             --------------------

         You will normally receive a written notification of the denial within
60 days after filing your claim. The notice explains:

         -  the reason(s) for the denial;

         -  the Plan provisions on which it is based, any additional material
            or information needed to make the claim acceptable and the reason it
            is necessary; and

         -  the procedure for requesting a review.

If special circumstances require more than 60 days for processing the claim,
you will be notified of that fact, in writing, within 60 days of filing. The
notice you receive will:

         -  explain what special circumstances make an extension necessary; and

         -  indicate the date a final decision is expected to be made.

The extension may be made for an additional 60 days. If you receive no response
of any kind within 60 days after filing a claim, you should consider the claim
denied. You may proceed to Step B, just as though you had received a denial
notice.

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        B.  Within 60 Days After Receiving a Denial Notice
            You or Your Authorized Representative May:
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        -   submit a written request to the Plan Administrator for a review of
            the denial;

        -   look at relevant documents; and

        -   submit issues and comments in writing.

A decision on the denial normally will be made within 60 days after the
request for a review is received. You will receive a copy of the decision, in
writing, including the specific reasons for it and references to the Plan
provisions on which it is based.

         If special circumstances require review period of longer than 60 days,
the time for making a final decision may be extended. However, the total review
period cannot be longer than 120 days.

16.      Account Statements
         ------------------

         You will receive statements of your account balance at least
quarterly, which will include the following information:

         -   the amount of money you contributed;

         -   the amount of money the Company contributed;

         -   the amount of money you rolled over, if any;

         -   the earnings or losses on these contributions;

         -   the specific funds in which your accounts are invested;

         -   the total market value of your account;

         -   the administration fees, if any; and

         -   the amount of distributions.

17.      Plan Administration
         -------------------

         The administration of the Plan is supervised by the Company as the
Plan Administrator.

18.      Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
         ------------------------------------

         Because the Plan is an individual account plan, its benefits are not
guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any other federal
agency.

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19.      Top-Heavy Rules
         ---------------

         The Internal Revenue Code requires plans that are "top-heavy" to meet
certain special requirements. While this Plan is not now "top-heavy," the
Department of Labor requires that we provide you with a brief statement of
these special requirements.

         A Plan is deemed to be "top-heavy" if adjusted account balances
attributable to "key employees" under the Plan (plus all other retirement plans
of the Company) equal more than 60 percent of the total adjusted account
balances for all participants. In general, "key employees" are certain officers
and shareholders of the Company and its subsidiaries or divisions.

         If the Plan becomes "top-heavy," we will advise you. In that case, a
minimum contribution may be required for all non-key employees employed on the
last day of the Plan year who are eligible to participate at any time during
the Plan year, even if they are credited with less than 1,000 hours of service
in the Plan year.

20.     Amendment and Termination
        -------------------------

        The Board of Directors of the Company established the Plan with the
intent of being maintained indefinitely. However, the Board of Directors of the
Company has the right to amend, modify or terminate the Plan at any time. In no
event will an amendment have the effect of reducing your account balances.

        If the Plan is terminated, all contributions will be discontinued. You
will automatically become fully vested in your Plan accounts. All funds will
continue to be held in the trust until distributions are otherwise required to
be made, unless an earlier distribution is directed by the Company.

21.      Your Rights Under ERISA
         -----------------------

         As a participant in the Plan you are entitled to certain rights and
protection under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
ERISA gives all Plan participants the right to:

         -  Examine, without charge, at the office of the Plan Administrator
            and at other specified locations, such as your personnel office, all
            Plan documents, including copies of all documents filed by the Plan
            with the U.S. Department of Labor such as detailed annual reports
            and this summary plan description.

         -  Obtain copies of certain Plan documents and other Plan information
            upon written request to the Company. The Company may make reasonable
            charge for the copies.

         -  Receive a summary each year of the Plan's annual financial report.
            The Company is required by law to furnish each participant with a
            copy of this summary annual report.

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         -  Obtain a statement telling you what benefits you would receive if
            you terminated employment. The Plan must provide the statement free
            of charge.

         In addition to creating rights for Plan participants, ERISA imposes
duties upon the people who are responsible for the operation of an employee
benefit plan. The people who operate your Plan, called "fiduciaries" of the
Plan, have a duty to do so prudently and in the best interest of you and other
Plan participants and beneficiaries. No one, including your Employer or any
other person, may fire you or otherwise discriminate against you in any way to
prevent you from obtaining a benefit or from exercising your rights under ERISA.

         If your request for a benefit under this Plan is denied in whole or in
part, you must receive a written explanation of the reason for the denial. You
have the right to have your claim reviewed and reconsidered.

         Under ERISA, there are steps you can take to enforce your rights. For
example, if you request materials from the Plan and do not receive them within
30 days, you may choose to file suit in a federal court. In such case, the
court may require the Plan Administrator to provide the materials and pay you
up to $100 a day until you receive the materials, unless the materials were not
sent because of reasons beyond the control of the Plan Administrator. If your
request for benefits is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, you may choose
to file suit in a state or federal court.

         If it should happen that the Plan fiduciaries misuse the Plan's money,
or if you are discriminated against for asserting your rights, or if you have
any questions about this statement or about your rights under ERISA you may
seek assistance from the nearest area office of the Labor-Management Services
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, or you may choose to file suit in a
federal court. The court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees.
If you are successful, the court may order the person you have sued to pay
these costs and fees. If you lose, the court may order you to pay these costs
and fees, for example, if it finds your claim frivolous.

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22.      General Information
         -------------------

Name of Plan:               Dicks Clothing and Sporting Goods, Inc. Associate
                            Savings & Retirement Plan

Plan Number:                003

Plan Year:                  January 1 through December 31

Employer and Plan Sponsor:  Dicks Clothing and Sporting Goods, Inc.
                            400 Cherrington Parkway
                            Coraopolis, PA 15108

Employer Identification Number (EIN):  15-0556036

Plan Administrator:         Dicks Clothing and Sporting Goods, Inc.
                            400 Cherrington Parkway
                            Coraopolis, PA 15108
                            (412) 269-4400

Attention:                  Wendy Lucas

Type of
Administration:             Self-administered

Trustee:                    Capital Guardian Trust Company
                            135 South State College Boulevard
                            Brea, CA 92621

Agent for Legal Service:    Dicks Clothing and Sporting Goods, Inc.
                            400 Cherrington Parkway
                            Coraopolis, PA 15108

Fund Investment:            American Funds Distributors, Inc.
                            135 South State College Boulevard
                            Brea, CA 92621

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                          SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
                         REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

                                  June 9, 2000

To the parties to the Amended and Restated
Registration Rights Agreement dated November 22, 1993
by and among Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., as amended

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights
Agreement dated November 22, 1993, as amended (the "Prior Restated Agreement"),
by and among Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., a Delaware corporation (formerly
Dick's Clothing & Sporting Goods, Inc., a New York corporation) (the "Company")
and the persons who held the Company's Common and Preferred Stock. This Second
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (this "Second Restated
Agreement" or this "Agreement") amends the Prior Restated Agreement and
supersedes and restates the Prior Restated Agreement in its entirety.

         The holders of 65% of the Restricted Stock, including 65% of the former
holders of Company's Series A, C, D, E, F and G Preferred Stock, voting as a
single class, as provided by Section 13(d) of the Prior Restated Agreement, have
approved this Second Restated Agreement. This Second Restated Agreement is being
entered into effective upon the conversion of all the Company's Preferred Stock
into Common Stock (the "Conversion"). The Company covenants and agrees with the
parties hereto, as follows:

         1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following respective meanings:

                  "COMMISSION" shall mean the Securities and Exchange
         Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the
         Securities Act.

                  "COMMON STOCK" shall mean the Common Stock, $.01 par value,
         of the Company, as constituted as of the date of this Agreement.

                  "EXCHANGE ACT" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
         as amended, or any similar federal statute, and the rules and
         regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the sale shall be in
         effect from time to time.

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                  "INSIDER SHARES" means the shares of Common Stock that are not
         shares of Investor Common Stock.

                  "INVESTOR COMMON STOCK" shall mean the shares of Common Stock
         issued in connection with the Conversion to the former holders of the
         Company's Series A, C, D, E, F and G Preferred Stock.

                  "INVESTORS" shall mean the holders of Investor Common Stock.

                  "REGISTRATION EXPENSES" shall mean the expenses so described
         in Section 8.

                  "RESTRICTED STOCK" shall mean (1) the Investor Common Stock,
         excluding Investor Common Stock which has been (a) registered under the
         Securities Act pursuant to an effective registration statement filed
         thereunder and disposed of in accordance with the registration
         statement covering them or (b) publicly sold pursuant to Rule 144 under
         the Securities Act, and (2) except for purposes of Section 4 and 6
         hereof, the Insider Shares, but excluding shares of Common Stock which
         have been (a) registered under the Securities Act pursuant to an
         effective registration statement filed thereunder and disposed of in
         accordance with the registration statement covering them, or (b)
         publicly sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

                  "SECURITIES ACT" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
         amended, or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations
         of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the
         time.

                  "SELLING EXPENSES" shall mean the expenses so described in
         Section 8.

         2. RESTRICTIVE LEGEND. Each certificate representing Restricted Stock
shall, except as otherwise provided in this Section 2 or in Section 3, be
stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend substantially in the following
form:

                  "The securities represented by this certificate have not been
                  registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or applicable
                  state securities laws. These securities have been acquired for
                  investment and not with a view to distribution or resale, and
                  may not be sold mortgaged, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise
                  transferred without an effective registration statement for
                  such securities under the Securities Act of 1933 and
                  compliance with applicable state securities laws, or the
                  availability of an exemption from the registration provisions
                  of the Securities Act of 1933."

A certificate shall not bear such legend if in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, which may be counsel to the Company, the securities
being sold thereby may be publicly sold without registration under the
Securities Act, provided, however, that if counsel to the Company disagrees with
such opinion, the parties shall seek a no-action letter from the Commission with
respect to such matter.

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         3. NOTICE OF PROPOSED TRANSFER. Prior to any proposed transfer of
Restricted Stock (other than under the circumstances described in Sections 4, 5
or 6), the holder thereof shall give written notice to the Company of its
intention to effect such transfer. Each such notice shall describe the manner of
the proposed transfer and, if requested by the Company (it being understood that
if such transfer is intended to be in accordance with the provisions of Rule
144, the Company shall generally not require an opinion of counsel), shall be
accompanied by an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company (PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that if counsel to the Company disagrees with such opinion, the parties
shall seek a no-action letter from the Commission with respect to such matter)
to the effect that the proposed transfer may be effected without registration
under the Securities Act, whereupon the holder of such stock shall be entitled
to transfer such stock in accordance with the terms of its notice; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that no such opinion of counsel shall be required for a transfer to one
or more partners of the transferor (in the case of a transferor that is a
partnership) or to an affiliated corporation (in the case of a transferor that
is a corporation). Each certificate for Restricted Stock transferred as above
provided shall bear the legend set forth in Section 2, except that such
certificate shall not bear such legend if (i) such transfer is in accordance
with the provisions of Rule 144 (or any other rule permitting public sale
without registration under the Securities Act) or (ii) the opinion of counsel
referred to above is to the further effect that the transferee and any
subsequent transferee (other than an affiliate of the Company) would be entitled
to transfer such securities in a public sale without registration under the
Securities Act. The restrictions provided for in this Section 3 shall not apply
to securities which are not required to bear the legend prescribed by Section 2
in accordance with the provisions of that Section. If the Company does not
accept an opinion of counsel required hereby signed by the original holder's
general counsel, the Company will pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of
other counsel in connection with all opinions rendered by them pursuant to this
Section 3.

         4. REQUIRED REGISTRATION.

                  (a) At any time beginning the earlier of (i) three months
after any registration statement covering the initial public offering of
securities of the Company under the Securities Act shall have become effective
or (ii) May 19, 2005, the holders of Restricted Stock (excluding the holders of
Insider Shares) constituting at least fifty-five percent (55%) of the total
shares of Restricted Stock (excluding the shares of Restricted Stock held by
holders of Insider Shares) then outstanding may request the Company to register
for sale under the Securities Act all or any portion of the shares of Restricted
Stock held by such requesting holder or holders for sale in the manner specified
in such notice, if the reasonably anticipated aggregate price to the public of
such sale would exceed $10,000,000.

                  (b) Following receipt of any notice under this Section 4, the
Company shall immediately notify all holders of Restricted Stock (excluding the
holders of Insider Shares) from whom notice has not been received and such
holders shall then be entitled within 20 days after receipt of such notice from
the Company to request the Company to include in the requested registration all
or any portion of their shares of Restricted Stock. The Company shall use its
best efforts to register under the Securities Act, for public sale in accordance
with the method of

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disposition specified in the notice from requesting holders described in
paragraph (a) above, the number of shares of Restricted Stock specified in such
notice (and in all notices received by the Company from other holders within 20
days after the receipt of such notice by such holders). If such method of
disposition shall be an underwritten public offering, the holders of sixty-five
percent (65%) of the shares of Restricted Stock to be sold in such offering may
designate the managing underwriter of such offering, subject to the approval of
the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The
Company shall be obligated to register Restricted Stock pursuant to this Section
4 on three occasions only, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such obligation shall be
deemed satisfied only when a registration statement covering all shares of
Restricted Stock specified in notices received as aforesaid, for sale in
accordance with the method of disposition specified by the requesting holders,
shall have become effective and, if such method of disposition is a firm
commitment underwritten public offering, all such shares shall have been sold
pursuant thereto.

                  (c) The Company shall be entitled to include in any
registration statement referred to in this Section 4, for sale in accordance
with the method of disposition specified by the requesting holders, shares of
Common Stock to be sold by the Company for its own account, except as and to the
extent that, in the opinion of the managing underwriter (if such method of
disposition shall be an underwritten public offering), such inclusion would
adversely affect the marketing of the Restricted Stock to be sold. Except for
registration statements on Form S-4, S-8 or any successor thereto or any
proposed filing as to which the Company has notified the Investors of their
right to participate pursuant to Section 5 hereof, the Company will not file
with the Commission any other registration statement with respect to its Common
Stock, whether for its own account or that of other stock-holders, from the date
of receipt of a notice from requesting holders pursuant to this Section 4 until
the completion of the period of distribution of the registration contemplated
thereby or 120 days after the effective date of such registration, whichever is
later.

                  (d) If in the opinion of the managing underwriter the
inclusion of all of the Restricted Stock requested to be registered under this
Section would adversely affect the marketing of such shares, after any shares to
be sold by the Company have been excluded, shares to be sold by the holders of
Restricted Stock shall be excluded in such manner that the shares to be sold
shall be allocated among the selling holders pro rata based on their ownership
of Restricted Stock.

         5. INCIDENTAL REGISTRATION. If the Company at any time and from time to
time (other than pursuant to Section 4 or Section 6) proposes to register any of
its securities under the Securities Act for sale to the public, whether for its
own account or for the account of other security holders or both (except with
respect to registration statements on Forms S-4, S-8 or another form not
available for registering the Restricted Stock for sale to the public), each
such time it will give written notice to all holders of outstanding Restricted
Stock of its intention so to do. Upon the written request of any such holder,
received by the Company within 30 days after the giving of any such notice by
the Company, to register any of its Restricted Stock, the Company will use its
best efforts to cause the Restricted Stock as to which registration shall have
been so requested to be included in the securities to be covered by the
registration statement proposed to be filed by the Company, all to the extent
requisite to permit the sale or other disposition by the holder (in accordance
with its written request) of such Restricted Stock so registered. In the event
that any registration pursuant to this Section 5

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shall be, in whole or in part, an underwritten public offering of Common Stock,
the number of shares of Restricted Stock to be included in such an underwriting
may be reduced (up to 100% in the case of an initial public offering and to not
less than 30% of the total offering in the case of a subsequent public offering)
if and to the extent that the managing underwriter shall be of the opinion that
such inclusion would adversely affect the marketing of the securities to be sold
by the Company therein, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such reduction shall be applied
first to the Restricted Stock requested to be included by the holders of Insider
Shares and then to the Restricted Stock requested to be included by the
Investors, in such manner that the shares to be sold shall be allocated among
the Selling Investors pro rata based on their ownership of Restricted Stock, and
provided further that such number of shares of Restricted Stock shall not be
reduced if any shares are to be included in such underwriting for the account of
any person other than the Company or requesting holders of Restricted Stock.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Company may withdraw any
registration statement referred to in this Section 5 without thereby incurring
any liability to the holders of Restricted Stock.

         6. REGISTRATION ON FORM S-3. Subject to a limit of two registrations
hereunder in any 12 month period, if at any time (i) a holder or holders of
Restricted Stock (excluding the holders of Insider Shares) constituting at least
twenty-five percent (25%) of the total shares of Restricted Stock then
outstanding (excluding Insider Shares) request that the Company file a
registration statement on Form S-3 or any successor thereto for a public
offering of all or any portion of the shares of Restricted Stock held by such
requesting holder or holders, the reasonably anticipated aggregate price to the
public of which would exceed $500,000, and (ii) the Company is a registrant
entitled to use Form S-3 or any successor thereto to register such shares, then
the Company shall use its best efforts to register under the Securities Act on
Form S-3 or any successor thereto, for public sale in accordance with the method
of disposition specified in such notice, the number of shares of Restricted
Stock specified in such notice. Whenever the Company is required by this Section
6 to use its best efforts to effect the registration of Restricted Stock, each
of the procedures and requirements of Section 4, including but not limited to
the requirement that the Company notify all holders of Restricted Stock from
whom notice has not been received and provide them with the opportunity to
participate in the offering; provided, however that holders shall have no more
than ten (10) days to reply to the Company's notice in order to participate in
the offering), shall apply to such registration, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that except
as provided above there shall be no limitation on the number of registrations on
Form S-3 which may be requested and obtained under this Section 6, and PROVIDED,
FURTHER, HOWEVER, that the requirements contained in the first sentence of
Section 4(a) shall not apply to any registration on Form S-3 which may be
requested and obtained under this Section 6.

         7. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. If and whenever the Company is required by
the provisions of Sections 4, 5 or 6 to use its best efforts to effect the
registration of any shares of Restricted Stock under the Securities Act, the
Company will, as expeditiously as possible:

                  (a) prepare and file with the Commission a registration
statement (which, in the case of an underwritten public offering pursuant to
Section 4, shall be on Form S-1 or other form of general applicability
satisfactory to the managing underwriter selected as therein provided) with
respect to such securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration
statement to become and

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remain effective for the period of the distribution contemplated thereby
(determined as provided in the third-to-last paragraph of this Section 7);

                  (b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for
the period specified in paragraph (a) above and comply with the provisions of
the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Restricted Stock
covered by such registration statement in accordance with the sellers, intended
method of disposition set forth in such registration statement for such period;

                  (c) furnish to each seller of Restricted Stock and to each
underwriter such number of copies of the registration statement and each such
amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits) and the
prospectus included therein (including each preliminary prospectus) as such
persons reasonably may request in order to facilitate the public sale or other
disposition of the Restricted Stock covered by such registration statement;

                  (d) use its best efforts to register or qualify the Restricted
Stock covered by such registration statement under the securities or "blue sky"
laws of such jurisdictions as the sellers of Restricted Stock or, in the case of
an underwritten public offering, the managing underwriter reasonably shall
request, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall not for any such purpose be
required to qualify generally to transact business as a foreign corporation in
any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified or to consent to general service
of process in any such jurisdiction;

                  (e) use its best efforts to list the Restricted Stock covered
by such registration statement with any securities exchange on which the Common
Stock of the Company is then listed;

                  (f) immediately notify each seller of Restricted Stock and
each underwriter under such registration statement, at any time when a
prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities
Act, of the happening of any event of which the Company has knowledge as a
result of which the prospectus contained in such registration statement, as then
in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly
prepare and furnish to such seller a reasonable number of copies of a prospectus
supplemented or amended so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of
such Restricted Stock, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the
circumstances then existing;

                  (g) if the offering is underwritten and at the request of any
seller of Restricted Stock, use its best efforts to furnish on the date that
Restricted Stock is delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such
registration: (i) an opinion dated such date of counsel representing the Company
for the purposes of such registration, addressed to the underwriters and to such
seller, to such effects as reasonably may be requested by counsel for the
underwriters or by such seller or its counsel, and (ii) a letter dated such date
from the independent public accountants retained by the

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Company, addressed to the underwriters and to such seller, stating that they are
independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act and
that, in the opinion of such accountants, the financial statements of the
Company included in the registration statement or the prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereof, comply as to form in all material respects with
the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act, and such letter
shall additionally cover such other financial matters (including information as
to the period ending no more than five business days prior to the date of such
letter) with respect to such registration as such underwriters reasonably may
request;

                  (h) make available for inspection by each seller of Restricted
Stock, any underwriter participating in any distribution pursuant to such
registration statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by
such seller or underwriter, reasonable access to all financial and other
records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, as such
parties may reasonably request, and cause the Company's officers, directors and
employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller,
underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such registration
statement;

                  (i) cooperate with the selling holders of Restricted Stock and
the managing underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates representing Restricted Stock to be sold, such
certificates to be in such denominations and registered in such names as such
holders or the managing underwriters may request at least two business days
prior to any sale of Restricted Stock; and

                  (j) permit any holder of Restricted Stock which holder, in the
sole and exclusive judgment, exercised in good faith, of such holder, might be
deemed to be a controlling person of the Company, to participate in good faith
in the preparation of such registration or comparable statement and to require
the insertion therein of material, furnished to the Company in writing, which in
the reasonable judgment of such holder and its counsel should be included.

                  For purposes of Section 7(a) and 7(b) and of Section 4(c), the
period of distribution of Restricted Stock in a firm commitment underwritten
public offering shall be deemed to extend until each underwriter has completed
the distribution of all securities purchased by it, and the period of
distribution of Restricted Stock in any other registration shall be deemed to
extend until the earlier of the sale of all Restricted Stock covered thereby and
120 days after the effective date thereof.

                  In connection with each registration hereunder, the sellers of
Restricted Stock will furnish to the Company in writing such information
requested by the Company with respect to themselves and the proposed
distribution by them as reasonably shall be necessary in order to assure
compliance with federal and applicable state securities laws; and such sellers
shall provide the Company with appropriate representations with respect to the
accuracy of such information.

                  In connection with each registration pursuant to Sections 4, 5
or 6 covering an underwritten public offering, the Company and each seller agree
to enter into a written agreement with the managing underwriter selected in the
manner herein provided in such form and containing

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such provisions as are customary in the securities business for such an
arrangement between such underwriter and companies of the Company's size and
investment stature.

         8. EXPENSES. All expenses incurred by the Company in complying with
Sections 4, 5 and 6, including, without limitation, all registration and filing
fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel and independent
public accountants for the Company, fees and expenses (including counsel fees)
incurred in connection with complying with state securities or "blue sky" laws,
fees of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., transfer taxes,
fees of transfer agents and registrars, costs of any insurance which might be
obtained and fees and disbursements of one counsel selected by a majority in
interest of the sellers of Restricted Stock, but excluding any Selling Expenses,
are called "Registration Expenses." All underwriting discounts and selling
commissions applicable to the sale of Restricted Stock are called "Selling
Expenses."

                  The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection
with each registration statement under Sections 4, 5 or 6. All Selling Expenses
in connection with each registration statement under Sections 4, 5 or 6 shall be
borne by the participating sellers in proportion to the number of shares sold by
each, or by such participating sellers other than the Company (except to the
extent the Company shall be a seller) as they may agree.

         9. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION.

                  (a) In the event of a registration of any of the Restricted
Stock under the Securities Act pursuant to Sections 4, 5 or 6, the Company will
indemnify and hold harmless each holder of Restricted Stock (other than holders
of Insider Shares), its officers and directors, each underwriter of such
Restricted Stock thereunder and each other person, if any, who controls such
holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any
losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such holder,
officer, director, underwriter or controlling person may become subject under
the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in any registration statement under which such Restricted Stock was registered
under the Securities Act pursuant to Sections 4, 5 or 6, any preliminary
prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement
thereof, (ii) any blue sky application or other document executed by the Company
specifically for that purpose or based upon written information furnished by the
Company filed in any state or other jurisdiction in order to qualify any or all
of the Restricted Stock under the securities laws thereof (any such application,
document or information herein called a "Blue Sky Application"), (iii) the
omission or alleged omission to state in any such registration statement,
prospectus, amendment or supplement or in any Blue Sky Applications executed or
filed by the Company, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading, (iv) any violation by the Company
or its agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act
applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to action or inaction
required of the Company in connection with such registration, or (v) any failure
to register or qualify the Restricted Stock in any state where the Company or
its agents has affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company
(the undertaking of any underwriter chosen by the Company

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being attributed to the Company) will undertake such registration or
qualification (provided that in such instance the Company shall not be so liable
if it has used its best efforts to so register or qualify the Restricted Stock)
and will reimburse each such seller, and such officer and director, each such
underwriter and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such
loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in
conformity with information furnished by any such holder, any such underwriter
or any such controlling person in writing specifically for use in such
registration statement or prospectus.

                  (b) In the event of a registration of any of the Restricted
Stock under the Securities Act pursuant to Sections 4, 5 or 6, each seller of
such Restricted Stock thereunder, severally and not jointly, will indemnify
and hold harmless the Company, each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of the Securities Act, each officer of the Company who signs
the registration statement, each director of the Company, each other seller of
Restricted Stock, each underwriter and each person who controls any underwriter
within the meaning of the Securities Act, against all losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, joint or several, to which the Company or such officer, director,
other seller, underwriter or controlling person may become subject under the
Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in
the registration statement under which such Restricted Stock was registered
under the Securities Act pursuant to Sections 4, 5 or 6, any preliminary
prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement
thereof, or any Blue Sky Application or arise out of or are based upon the
omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
will reimburse the Company and each such officer, director, other seller,
underwriter and controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such seller will be
liable hereunder in any such case if and only to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon
and in conformity with information pertaining to such seller, as such, furnished
in writing to the Company by such seller specifically for use in such
registration statement or prospectus. Not in limitation of the foregoing, it is
understood and agreed that the indemnification obligations of any seller
hereunder pursuant to any underwriting agreement entered into in connection
herewith shall be limited to the obligations contained in this subparagraph (b).

                  (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder
of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder,
notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission so to notify
the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have
to such indemnified party other than under this Section 9 and shall only relieve
it from any liability which it may have to such indemnified party under this
Section 9 if and to the extent the

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indemnifying party is prejudiced by such omission. In case any such action shall
be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying
party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to
participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the
defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party, and, after
notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so
to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be
liable to such indemnified party under this Section 9 for any legal expenses
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel
so selected, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, if the defendants in any such action
include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be reasonable
defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those
available to the indemnifying party or if the interests of the indemnified party
reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying
party, the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel
and to assume such legal defenses and otherwise to participate in the defense of
such action, with the expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other
expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying
party as incurred.

                  (d) The indemnities provided in this Section 9 shall survive
the transfer of any Restricted Stock by such holder.

         10. CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK. If, and as often as, there is any change
in the Common Stock by way of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification, or through a merger, consolidation, reorganization or
recapitalization, or by any other means, appropriate adjustment shall be made in
the provisions hereof so that the rights and privileges granted hereby shall
continue with respect to the Common Stock as so changed.

         11. RULE 144 REPORTING. With a view to making available the benefits of
certain rules and regulations of the Commission which may at any time permit the
sale of the Restricted Stock to the public without registration, at all times
after 90 days after any registration statement covering a public offering of
securities of the Company under the Securities Act shall have become effective,
the Company agrees to:

                  (a) make and keep public information available, as those terms
are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act;

                  (b) use its best efforts to file with the Commission in a
timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and

                  (c) furnish to each holder of Restricted Stock forthwith upon
request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the
reporting requirements of such Rule 144 and of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the
Company, and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company as such
holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of
the Commission allowing such holder to sell any Restricted Stock without
registration.

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         12. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company
represents and warrants to you as follows:

                  (a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by the Company have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action and
will not violate any provision of law, any order of any court or other agency of
government, the Charter or By-laws of the Company or any provision of any
indenture, agreement or other instrument to which it or any or its properties or
assets is bound, conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due
notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such indenture, agreement
or other instrument or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge
or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the properties or assets of
the Company.

                  (b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent the
indemnification or contribution provisions herein may be deemed not enforceable.

         13. MISCELLANEOUS.

                  (a) All covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement
by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit
of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto (including
without limitation transferees of any Restricted Stock), whether so expressed or
not. This Agreement is assignable by any Investor or by the holders of Insider
Shares to a purchaser of the shares covered hereby.

                  (b) All notices, requests, consents and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the Company at its
principal business address and to any holder of Restricted Stock at the last
address as may have been furnished to the Company in writing by such holder.

                  (c) This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.

                  (d) This Agreement may not be amended or modified, and no
provision hereof may be waived, without the written consent of the Company, the
holders of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the outstanding shares of
Restricted Stock, which in every event must include the holders of sixty-five
percent (65%) in interest of the outstanding Investor Common Stock.

                  (e) This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any person who, after the
date hereof, acquires Common Stock shall become a party to this Agreement and a
holder of"Restricted Stock" for all purposes hereunder, all upon execution by
such person and the Company of a counterpart of this Agreement.

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                  (f) The obligations of the Company to register shares of
Restricted Stock under Sections 4, 5 or 6 shall terminate (i) one year after the
effective date of a registration statement covering the initial underwritten
public offering of the Company immediately with respect to any holder who holds
less than two percent (2%) of the aggregate Restricted Stock outstanding if all
of the shares of Restricted Stock held by such holder may be publicly sold
within any one three-month period pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act,
and (ii) otherwise on the eighth anniversary of the effective date of the
initial underwritten public offering of the Company in which the holder of
Restricted Stock was able to and was allowed to participate.

                  (g) If requested in writing by the underwriters for the
initial underwritten public offering of securities of the Company, each holder
of Restricted Stock who is a party to this Agreement shall agree not to sell
publicly any shares of Restricted Stock or any other shares of Common Stock
(other than shares of Restricted Stock or other shares of Common Stock being
registered in such offering or in a follow-on offering pursuant to Section 4
hereof), without the consent if such underwriters, for a period of not more than
180 days following the effective date of the registration statement relating to
such offering; provided, however, that all persons selling shares of Common
Stock in such offering and all executive officers and directors of the Company
shall also have agreed not to sell publicly their Common Stock under the
circumstances and pursuant to the terms set forth in this Section 13(g).

                  (h) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7(a), the
Company's obligation to file a registration statement, or cause such
registration statement to become and remain effective, may be suspended for a
period not to exceed 90 days in any 24-month period if there exists at the time
material non-public information relating to the Company which, in the reasonable
opinion of the Company, should not be disclosed.

                  (i) The Company shall not grant to any third party any
registration rights more favorable than, or in any way conflicting with, any of
those contained herein, so long as any of the registration rights under this
Agreement remain in effect.

                  (j) If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such illegality, invalidity or
unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall not in any manner
affect or render illegal, invalid or unenforceable any other provision of this
Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if any such illegal,
invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.

                  (k) The Company recognizes that the rights of the Investors
under this Agreement are unique and, accordingly, the Investors shall, in
addition to such other remedies as may be available to them at law or in equity,
have the right to enforce their rights hereunder by actions for injunctive
relief and specific performance to the extent permitted by law. This Agreement
is not intended to limit or abridge any rights of the Investors which may exist
apart from this Agreement.

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                                     Very truly yours,

                                     DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, INC.

                                     By:
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                                          Edward W. Stack
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED as of the
date first above written.

MANAGEMENT HOLDERS:

Pursuant to Consents solicited pursuant to the Information
Statement and Offer to Purchase Shares of the Company dated
April 20, 2000, which Consents are on file with the Company.

INVESTORS:

Pursuant to Consents solicited pursuant to the Information
Statement and Offer to Purchase Shares of the Company dated
April 20, 2000, which Consents are on file with the Company.

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