Dave's father Gail originally established a sporting goods store in San Bernardino, California around 1943. He owned and operated Stockton's Sporting Goods, continually expanding his inventory until the mid-1970's when he retired. The photo below (1960) shows the store in its third location on Highland Avenue in San Bernardino, California. It was one of his two stores operating at the time. Dave's love of sports and the outdoors is due in large part to spending time in his Dad's shop.