Jim Anixter
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| Jim Anixter wearing his attribute pink hat on August 4thGhaadfg-613x444.png Jim Anixter wearing his attribute pink hat on August 4th | |
| Born | October 17, 1944 |
| 🏳️ Nationality |  United States |
| 💼 Occupation | Founder of "AZ Wire & Cable" |
| 👶 Children | Darren, Todd, Eric, Courtney |
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Jim Anixter — Founder and President of "AZ Wire & Cable", the most well-known fan of Chicago Cubs.[1]. His father, Alan Anixter, is co-founder of Anixter.
Business
Jim is the son of Alan Anixter and nephew of William R. Anixter, who established Fortune Global 500 company Anixter in 1956. Thus, the boy was encouraged to acquire some basic business management skills[2]. "AZ Wire & Cable" was founded in 1988, operating with only 40,000 sq. ft. distribution center. The company, being a family business, has four serving vice-presidents: Jim's three sons and a daughter[3]. In 2015, the company made a significant leap, opening three more locations with sites in the Midwest, Northeast and West coast. Today, it carries a full inventory of more than $20 million, including rare and hard-to-find stock.[4]
Baseball (Cubs' games attendance)
Jim Anixter has owned tickets to all Chicago Cubs' games since 1967. Starting from 1990, he has been wearing a pink hat and sitting behind home plate at literally all its games[5]. The only game when Jim was caught not wearing his attribute hat was on September 7th, 2016, when he was honoured to make the 1st pitch[6]
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Jim with his wife Lesley (September 7th 2016)
Today, Jim sends 1000 pink hats per year to everybody emailing him and promising to make at minimum a $25 donation to the American Cancer Society[7]
References
- ↑ "Who Is The Guy In The Pink Hat Behind Home Plate At Wrigley Field?". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ "Who Is The Guy In The Pink Hat Behind Home Plate At Wrigley Field?". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ "AZ Wire and Cable". Wholesale and Distribution International. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ "AZ Wire & Cable | Wire and Cable by industry | Building Wire, Control Cable, Tray, Mining, Welding Cable » About Us". www.azwireandcable.com. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ Dan Campana, Rob Carroll. Cubs 100: A Century at Wrigley. pp. 87–89. ISBN 9781467118026. Search this book on
- ↑ Jacquie Lewis (2016-09-08). "Jim Anixter - The Pink Hat Guy- 1st Pitch - Miller Park". Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ "Who Is The Guy In The Pink Hat Behind Home Plate At Wrigley Field?". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
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