Merle Harmon's Fan Fair

Merle Harmon's Fan Fair, later simply Fan Fair was a chain of sports fan gift stores in the United States from 1977-2011.

History
Merle Harmon's Fan Fair began in 1977, with one store in a mall in Milwaukee, expanding to three stores in that city by 1980. The store would begin to franchise in the early 1980s, and by 1983 had eight stores including locations in Dallas, Kansas City, and Chicago. At that time, Merle Harmon said that he wanted to have 20 stores open by the end of the year, and 75-100 stores open by the end of 1984.