POWER OF ATTORNEY


	KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Edward W. Stack, Michael F. Hines and Jeffrey R. Hennion, signing singly in
their capacity as officers of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (the "Company"), as the undersigned's
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of the Company, Forms 3, 4, and 5 pursuant
to and in accordance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") and the
rules thereunder; to do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and file such
form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and to take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest
of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents, executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to
do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done
in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-
fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of
Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

	The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any
of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Act.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Form 3, 4, or 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.





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	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed in the capacity and on the date indicated below.


January 23, 2004				/s/ William R. Newlin
						William R. Newlin
						Executive Vice President and
						Chief Administrative Officer




































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