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03/15/2008 – Lopez – 2007-08 NCAA Basketball – Pac-Ten Tournament Championship – Stanford vs. UCLA – March 15, 2008 – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Ed Ruvalcaba / Image of Sport / PR Photos
Birth Name: Robin Byron Lopez
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 1, 1988
Ethnicity: * father – Cuban * Mother – German, English, Scottish
Robin Lopez is an American professional basketball player. A center, he played for Stanford for college, and for the Phoenix Suns, the New Orleans Hornets, the Portland Trail Blazers, the New York Knicks, the Chicago Bulls, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Washington Wizards, the Orlando Magic, and the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is 7′1″.
He is the son of Deborah and Heriberto Lopez. His twin brother, Brook Lopez , is also a professional basketball player. Another brother, Alex, has played professional basketball outside the U.S.
Robin’s maternal grandfather was James Robert Ledford (the son of John Seaton Ledford and Melvia Gray Boyd). James was born in Colorado. John was the son of James Ledford and Jane. Melvia was the daughter of John H. Boyd and Susie Ann McKenzie.
Robin’s maternal grandmother was Aleen Stoffel (the daughter of Barney S. Stoffele/Stoffel and Lenora Sommer/Dommer). Aleen was born in North Dakota. Barney was born in Iowa, to German parents. Lenora was the daughter of Anton Sommer, who was German, and of Tressie, who was born in Missouri, to German parents.
Robin (left) and Brook Lopez in 2008, photo credit: Teuobk
Sources: Robin’s maternal grandfather, James Robert Ledford, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Robin’s maternal grandfather, James Robert Ledford – http://www.legacy.com
Robin’s maternal great-grandfather, John Seaton Ledford, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Robin’s maternal grandmother, Aleen Stoffel, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Robin’s maternal great-grandparents, Barney Stoffele and Lenora Sommer/Dommer – https://familysearch.org
Robin’s maternal great-grandmother, Lenora Sommer/Dommer, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org