Grant Hill & Julius Peppers will be at a new Durham store. When to meet them
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- Grant Hill and Julius Peppers will appear at Dick’s House of Sport in Durham.
- Wristbands for athlete meet-and-greets will be distributed first come, first served.
- Durham’s store features golf simulators, a climbing wall and a multi-sport cage.
Well-known former athletes from Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill are making a public appearance in the Triangle soon.
Grant Hill and Julius Peppers will both attend the grand opening of the Triangle’s first Dick’s House of Sport. The experiential store located at The Streets at Southpoint mall in Durham will open in the former Sears space in October.
Customers who attend the grand opening of the store will get a chance to meet the athletes and sign player cards provided by Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Here’s what to know.
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Hill, the former Duke forward who helped the Blue Devils win the 1991 and 1992 NCAA championships under Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski, will be at Dick’s House of Sport on Friday, Oct. 10, from 6-7:30 p.m.
Peppers, who played both football and basketball as a Tar Heel before being selected second overall by the Carolina Panthers in the 2002 NFL draft, will be at the store Sunday, Oct. 12, from noon until 1:30 p.m.
To meet the athletes, customers will need a wristband, which are limited and will be given out on a first come, first served basis at the store opening on the respective days. Hill and Peppers will only sign player cards provided by Dick’s Sporting Goods — no outside items are allowed for signing.
Dick’s House of Sport opens at 9 a.m. Oct. 10 and Oct. 12.
In addition to the meet-and-greets with the athletes, Dick’s House of Sport’s opening weekend, scheduled for Oct. 10-12, will include gift card, Stanley Quencher and soccer ball giveaways.
Athlete appearances may not be uncommon for Dick’s House of Sport. When the Fayetteville location opened in 2023, Duke women’s basketball head coach Kara Lawson, former UNC basketball player Armando Bacot, former Charlotte Hornets center Alonzo Mourning and former Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis were set to appear, the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal previously reported.
What is Dick’s House of Sport?
The Streets at Southpoint location, at 6930 Fayetteville Road, will be the second North Carolina store for Dick’s House of Sport, a retailer associated with Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Durham’s store spans about 100,000 square feet and includes a climbing wall, multiple golf bays with TrackMan simulators and a multi-sport cage. The cage can be used for baseball, softball, lacrosse and soccer, allowing athletes to try out equipment and test their performance.
The first Dick’s House of Sport in North Carolina opened in Fayetteville. In addition to the Durham location, Dick’s House of Sport is opening a store in Raleigh, in the former Sears space at Crabtree Valley Mall.
Outside of North Carolina, Dick’s House of Sport locations are planned for Alabama, Arizona and Texas, the retailer’s website shows.
This story was originally published September 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM with the headline "Grant Hill & Julius Peppers will be at a new Durham store. When to meet them."
CORRECTION: A photo caption in this story has been updated to correctly say Grant Hill played for Duke under coach Mike Krzyzewski.
