Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
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| Aerial view of the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | |
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Memphis Memorial Stadium (1965-1976) |
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| place | 335 South Hollywood Street Memphis , Tennessee 38112
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 7 '16 " N , 89 ° 58' 39" W |
| owner | City of Memphis |
| operator | Memphis Park Commission |
| start of building | 1963 |
| opening | September 16, 1965 |
| Renovations | 2013 |
| Extensions | 1987 |
| surface | Artificial turf (AstroTurf) |
| costs | 3.7 million US dollars |
| architect | Yeates, Gaskill & Rhodes Bounds & Gillespie Architects (extension 1987) |
| capacity | 58,318 |
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The Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (formerly Memphis Memorial Stadium ) is a college football - stadium in the US city of Memphis in the state of Tennessee . The University of Memphis Football Team (Memphis Tigers) and the Memphis Express from the Alliance of American Football currently play their home games here. The stadium is also the venue for the annual Liberty Bowl . The stadium bears his name in honor of the citizens of Memphis, in the First and Second World War and the Korean War who served.
history
The stadium was from 1963 to 1965 for 3.7 million dollars built as part of the Mid-South Fairgrounds and was initially the name Memphis Memorial Stadium . The now unused Mid-South Coliseum is also located on the site .
The stadium was built, among other things, as a permanent venue for the Liberty Bowl , which was initially located in Philadelphia . Due to its great success for the city, the stadium was renamed the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in 1976 .
After the stadium was originally asymmetrical with a larger southwest stand, an extension of the northeast stand (including a large VIP building) in 1987 gave it its current appearance. The design is similar to the earlier Tampa Stadium ("The Big Sombrero") with high stands along the sidelines and significantly lower stands behind the end zones .
In December 1983, the pitch was named after Rex Dockery, a former Memphis Tigers football coach, who died in a plane crash.
Initially, the stadium had a pitch made of natural grass , which was replaced by artificial grass ( FieldTurf ) before the start of the 2005 season . Since 2011, the field has consisted of a modern version of the AstroTurf artificial turf.
panorama
Individual evidence
- ^ Liberty Bowl. In: emporis.com. August 2, 2007, accessed March 24, 2019 .
- ↑ Mike Ceide: Pro Football Is Returning to Memphis in the New AAF. In: WREG. May 4, 2018, accessed March 24, 2019 .
- ^ Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. In: StadiumDB.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019 .
- ^ The Late Rex Dockery to be Honored with Liberty Bowl Field Rededication. In: University of Memphis Athletics. October 24, 2013, accessed March 24, 2019 .
Web links
- thelibertybowlstadium.com: Official Website (English)