He settled on the third option and the first issue of Barstool Sports hit the streets of Boston, where Mr Portnoy lived, in August 2003. Its motto was: “By the common man, for the common man”. It has ...

Dave Portnoy founded "Barstool Sports" after quitting a sales job he hated and deciding to strike out on his own.

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