How FieldTurf Changed Artificial Turf Forever

When FieldTurf’s creators Jean Prévost and John Gilman came forth with their revolutionary infilled turf system, it changed the world of sport forever.

Focused on perfecting a sports field system that would provide superior athlete safety, high performance and extreme durability, the 3-layer artificial turf system with a sand and rubber infill was born.

Now, 20+ years later, FieldTurf is the underfoot of over 7,000 fields worldwide.

Live the journey of FieldTurf’s game-changing invention, courtesy of Bloomberg Business, below.

Jean Prévost, an athlete growing up, always had the dream of creating something that would help other athletes. After working with tennis courts and artificial golf tee-off greens, he made some advances that led him to go bigger. FieldTurf started with a soccer field, which led to football fields and the big moment when Nebraska coach Tom Osborne came to check out his product. Osborne fell in love with the surface and the rest is history. (Source: Bloomberg)