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Leigh Perkins, who turned Orvis from small town store into international powerhouse, dead at 93

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Leigh Perkins, the man who turned Orvis into an internationally renown sporting goods company, has died. He was 93.
Perkins, who bought Orvis in 1965, died in Monticello, Florida.
His story is one of passion for the outdoors, a keen business sense and a man who found a way to turn his passions into his work.
He built a dream into a legacy in fishing, hunting and conservation.
It has been reported that Perkins was still hunting and fishing more than 250 days every year into his 90s.
Simon Perkins, the son of former Orvis CEO Leigh âPerkâ Perkins, is the grandson of Leigh Perkins. ....

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Leigh H. Perkins, Former Orvis Owner, Passes Away

Leigh H. Perkins bought the Orvis Company in 1965 and spent the next 30 years of his life building the company to what it is today. The following is a press release from Orvis on the passing of Perkins on May 7, 2021.
Leigh H. Perkins, who purchased The Orvis Company in 1965 and over the next three decades transformed it into one of the country’s most respected sporting, apparel, and dog brands, passed away at the age of 93 on May 7, 2021, in Monticello, Florida.
Although he built his reputation as a shrewd businessman and marketer, Leigh was most at home wading in a trout stream or walking behind a bird dog in the field. He was a lifelong outdoorsman who hunted or fished more than 250 days a year into his 90s, and his reverence for nature was at the heart of his drive to conserve land and water resources for future generations. ....

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