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High School Alma Mater gets new Robbins Sports Floor
Cincinnati, OH,
August 11, 2008 – Thanks in part to fundraising efforts by Brian Urlacher, renowned linebacker for the Chicago Bears, his high school alma mater in Lovington, New Mexico is getting a new Robbins® gym floor. A three-letter athlete in football, basketball and track & field, Lovington retired Urlacher’s #11 basketball jersey in 2001. In addition to helping raise funds for the new floor, Urlacher has donated weightlifting and football equipment and conducts a free football clinic in Lovington each summer. He is also well known for his charitable work on behalf of Special Olympics and Ronald McDonald House, and once won $47,000 for charity on The Wheel of Fortune. After 51 years in service and aided by a leaky roof, the original Robbins floor had finally come to the end of its useful life and needed to be replaced. Lovington High School chose a Robbins high performance BioCushion® LP flooring system that was installed earlier this summer by Stout Hardwood Floor Company, Robbins’ Authorized Dealer in New Mexico. In addition to a great performing floor, Lovington chose Robbins® Boston Square® pattern for eye-popping good looks! With proper care, this floor should last another 50 years and might just outlast the building! The original floor was put to good use in the trophy room of former Lovington basketball coach and father of Urlacher’s high school teammate and current agent, Bryce Karger. *** Brian Keith Urlacher is a six-time Pro Bowl player and has established himself as one of the NFL's most productive linebackers. He is regarded as one of the best defensive players in the NFL, winning the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2000 and the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2005, becoming only the fifth player in NFL history to win both awards. For more information about Brian Urlacher, you can visit his website at www.brianurlacher.com or visit www.chicagobears.com. * * * Stout Hardwood Floor Company, established in 1928, is a 3rd generation hardwood flooring contractor, who has been Robbins’ exclusive sports flooring dealer in New Mexico since 1995. In addition to wood and synthetic sports flooring installation, Stout offers complete screen/recoat, sand/refinish, and maintenance/repair services. For more information on Stout Hardwood Floor Company, visit their website at www.stout-hardwood-floors.com, or call them at 575-527-4143. *** Robbins, Inc. is the premier supplier of high performance maple and synthetic sports flooring systems to the arena, education, religious and fitness markets. In more than 60 nations around the world athletes compete and practice on millions of square meters of Robbins’ sports surfaces. Professional and amateur alike know that when they play on a high performance Robbins® system they’ll be able to play at peak levels, safely and comfortably. For more information, please call Robbins Sports Surfaces at 800-543-1913, e-mail us at info@robbinsfloor.com, or visit www.robbinsfloor.com. ###
MEDIA CONTACT:
Ken Thomas
Vice President - Marketing
800.543.1913
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