Article: GOV. RILEY PROCLAIMS SEPT. 29 AS HIBBETT SPORTS INC. DAY

MONTGOMERY, Ala., Sept. 16 -- Gov. Bob Riley, R-Ala., issued the following proclamation:

WHEREAS, since its founding in 1945 by high school coach Rufus Hibbett as Dixie Supply Co. Inc. in Florence, Alabama, Hibbett Sports Inc. has maintained its legacy as a neighborhood sporting goods store; and

WHEREAS, as of Aug. 1, this rapidly-growing operator of sporting goods stores in small to mid-sized markets had 759 stores in 24 states; and

WHEREAS, among those almost 760 stores, Hibbett Sports operates 79 stores in 64 cities in its home state of Alabama; and

WHEREAS, since 1981, the company's corporate headquarters has been in Birmingham, Alabama; and

WHEREAS, among its other community ...

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