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Article: ECKO UNLIMITED TEAMS UP WITH NFL; YOUNG MEN'S COMPANY SIGNS LICENSING AGREEMENT TO PRODUCE SPORTSWEAR FOR FALL 2000.
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- Daily News Record
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- August 16, 1999
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NEW YORK -- Ecko Unlimited has signed a licensing agreement with the NFL to produce a young men's sportswear collection to launch fall 2000. However, the company will not show the NFL product, designed by Mark Ecko, at the upcoming MAGIC show. and has not yet determined a break date.
"We met Marc at the last MAGIC and pound-for-pound, we believe he's the best talent out there," said Chuck Zona, senior vice-president of consumer products at NFL Properties."
He'll be bringing relevant product to the market to capture the customer we're looking for.
"One of the things we liked was Marc's time investment in digesting the rich heritage of the NFL ...