J. Daniel Schmidt

Kranos Corp. manufactures and sells football, softball, and baseball protective equipment. It offers football protective equipment, such as helmets, faceguards, chin straps, mouth guards, shoulder pads, protective and field apparel, protective padding, equipment bags, training gears, accessories, and hardware products; softball and baseball protective equipment, including helmets, helmet paints, helmet and catcher's gear, training aids, equipment bags, umpire's gear, bases, and accessories; and football and baseball sports collectibles. The company was founded by Bill Schutt in 1918 and is headquartered in Litchfield, IL.