And if you do go, make sure you're there for the Bell Game between Pueblo Centennial and Pueblo Central. Benson donated $11 million dollars to expand the stadium from 15,000 to 22,400 seats in 2015. Sitting in the shade of the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge, BREC Memorial Stadium has been home to area high school football teams since the 1950s and remains one of the largest high school football stadiums in the nation. Memorial Stadium is a football field in West Mesquite High School. That changed in a big way when the school's first football stadium opened in 2009 on Nicollet Island a small chunk of land in the middle of Minneapolis in the middle of the Mississippi River. The stadium has been a staple of the community since it opened. He lettered in both football and baseball at Vanderbilt and captained the baseball team as a senior. Anderson spent two seasons on the practice squad for the Minnesota Vikings before making the roster for the Philadelphia Eagles. 1 place at Lincoln of Stockton but it isn't as intimate. 3. Rob Gronkwoski played his final season of high school football at Woodland Hills High before going on to star at the University of Arizona and becoming one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history. Learn more here. High schools: Bismarck High School, Century High School, St. Mary's Central High School, Legacy High School. This was a happy accident. The stadium is shared with the district's other high schools. The school and stadium were built with panoramic views of the Golden Gate Bridge and has become something of a bucket list item for high school football aficionados. Bob Wetoska went from downtown Minneapolis to Notre Dame to NFL stardom. Bob Paroli Stadium. War Memorial hosts schools from the Maui Interscholastic League for high school football and still has a natural grass surface. NFL/NFL Europe: Kansas City Chiefs (2006-07), Frankfurt Galaxy (2007). At Northern Iowa, Washington was a two-time Gateway Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996 and a two-time NCAA Division I-AA (now FCS) All-American. Address. Maybe it's when the smell from the Pacific Ocean wafts in from the west and gets all mixed up with the tailgate outside of Pete Susick Stadium named for the man who was the school's head coach from 1946 to 1979. Fans can take in the sprawling skyline of Minneapolis as they watch games. Smith starred as a freshman at Texas Tech, but injuries throughout his career dropped him to the fifth round of the 1987 NFL draft, where he was selected by the Washington Redskins. The former Pueblo Central and University of Colorado wide receiver/tight end is the only player to be carried off the field at Lambeau Stadium and won two NFL championships for legendary head coach Vince Lombardi in 1961 and 1962. It seats 18,000 and has a 75-by-45 foot scoreboard with a 38-by-23 foot high definition video board. There is no stranger location for any stadium on this list. It's a piece of architecture that now blends seamlessly with downtown Butte and seems like a perfect fit for the town. Few high school football gameday experiences can compare to what awaits fans at Union-Tuttle Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where a $35 million upgrade was completed before the 2021 season began. It hosted a college football game once, in 2001, when the University of Hawaii defeated the University of Montana in front of a crowd of just 12,863 fans. Mathis' specialty was the high jump, and he set the record at San Francisco State with a leap of 6-foot-5 1/2 inches in 1954 just two inches short of the Olympic gold medal mark in 1952. Focused on leaving a legacy in the Miami community as Super LIV came to the city in early 2020, Nike decided it would spend $2 million to renovate Traz-Powell Stadium ahead of the big game something the community needed dearly. High schools: Allegany High School and Fort Hill High School. Tomball ISD Stadium is one of the newest high school football stadiums in Texas that debuted in 2021. Kurt Gouveia's name needs to be included in the discussion when it comes to the greatest high school football players to ever come out of Hawaii. Mater Dei High School has won four USA Today national championships. Life is crazy, isn't it? Don Hansen doled out punishment as a linebacker for Reitz High, leading them to the 1961 state championship, before playing alongside Dick Butkus at the University of Illinois, where the duo led the Illini to a Rose Bowl win over Washington following the 1963 season. Washington. Both then played six seasons in the NFL. The great thing about the best high school football stadiums is that there's never just one thing that makes them stand out. In South Carolina, they'll know you're talking about Dorman High's football stadium if you call it by any of its nicknames as well Taj Mahal, The Palace or The University of Dorman. Washington , PA 15301. 21 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. Bainbridge Island. The school district paid almost $8 million in renovations to the stadium in the last decade, and when you see the list of NFL talent that's come out of the school, you'll understand why. Doss starred at running back, linebacker and safety for Canton McKinley and was named a high school All-American. Arkansas. Stephenson coached WSU for 36 years before he was fired in 2013. It's a bigger stadium than my No. When JFK was elected president in 1960, he handpicked Smith to take his place on the U.S. Senate a move made so Smith could hand the Senate seat off to JFK's younger brother, Ted Kennedy, when he turned 30 years old in 1962, and Smith could take a kush position in JFK's cabinet, which he did in 1963. Ankeny Stadium holds about 7,500 at full capacity. The really great touch here was an LED-lighting system that is something to behold. The key about going to a game at the Bulldog Bowl is making sure you get to take in everything going on in the town leading up to the game. Lavonte David played for powerhouse Miami Northwestern High before starring at Fort Scott Community College and the University of Nebraska, where he was named Big Ten Linebacker of the Year in 2011. There is a 40-foot high net in each end zone to catch attempted field goals and extra points. After starring at Burke High, George Andrews became a three-year starter for the University of Nebraska, where he was a two-time All-Big 8 selection and an All-American in 1978. Varsity games are played on Saturday afternoons because the stadium doesn't have lights, and the stadium itself is surrounded by a forest on three sides and Lake Ellyn Park behind the visiting bleachers. Afterward, head south about 20 minutes, and you'll be staring out into that great, beautiful abyss known as the Gulf of Mexico. Ward played eight seasons in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in 2004. There's never been a better time to go see a game at Ithaca Community Stadium. Washington High School Stadium Located in the northwest corner of one of America's most picturesque cities, offers a sweeping view of the Golden Gate Bridge and the mouth of San Francisco. MichiganThe 25 largest college football stadiums in the United States: RANK SCHOOL CAPACITY 1 Michigan 107,601 2 Penn State 106,572 3 Ohio State 102,780 [] However, after the latest renovations, it easily made our list as the 17th largest stadium in the world. Sperry stuck around in the NFL for five seasons, playing for four different teams. Allen went off to fight in World War II after graduation but returned home to have a superstar legal career. Few schools on this list can line up the absolute murderer's row of football players that Gonzaga College High School can. How's this for a winner? Most famously, BREC Memorial Stadium was the home of the Grantland Rice Bowl from 1969 to 1973 that feature the best small-college teams in the country the divisions that would ultimately become known as NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III. French Fieldis a multi-purpose stadiumin the northwestUnited States, located in Kent, Washington, a suburb southeast of Seattle. High school: Bishop Hendricken High School. And if you do make it here, try to catch Bismarck vs. Century. And while football has always been popular in Derby, the program is in the middle of its greatest dynasty right now under head coach Brandon Clark. They've won six of the school's seven state championships in the last decade, including three consecutive from 2018 to 2020. Allen I.S.D. In fact, luxury apartments sit behind the scoreboard in one end zone. The St. Louis Rams selected him in the sixth round, at No. Playing Class A in Iowa, the state's smallest classification, West Branch High School has created a huge tradition and legacy thanks to its home-field advantage at the Little Rose Bowl. College: Marshall/Georgia Military College/Tennessee-Chattanooga. Ithaca's stadium is truly something to behold. The Bismarck Community Bowl is putting in as much or more work as any stadium on this list. Chris Patrick was a full-time starter for the University of Nebraska and made the odd decision to enter the NFL supplemental draft with one year of eligibility remaining, even though he was in good academic standing with the school. The stadium was the largest in the state for over a decade after it opened and played host to several University of Arkansas football games until 1948. Both were then taken with the 187th overall pick in the NFL draft Tracey in 1988 and Scott in 1967. The Pit is built like a horseshoe, just like the big one in Columbus, and if you ever find a way to a game here, please know you've found your way to one of the true meccas of high school football in the U.S. College: Missouri (football and baseball). That name has got to go hopefully sooner than later. Lovecraft probably would have imagined a high school football stadium would look like. The last state championship game was held at the site in 1995, a 14-7 win by Southwest DeKalb High School behind future NFL quarterback Quincy Carter. The Washington Post. Eagle Stadium (Allen, Texas) Operator Allen ISD Capacity 18,000 Record attendance 21,766 (2012 vs. Southlake Carroll) Acreage 72 Construction What school has the biggest football stadium? That's quite a feat! NFL: Washington Redskins (1986-94, 1999), Philadelphia Eagles (1995), San Diego Chargers (1996-98), Las Vegas Outlaws (2001). It's pretty spectacular. The University of Utah even approached the Madison County School District in hopes of incorporating the same lighting system at their stadium. It's tough to make it in the NFL as an undrafted free agent, but Quince Orchard High product Zach Kerr has stuck around in the league for eight seasons since his All-CAA career at the University of Delaware. 18 overall pick in the 1994 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. After Butte High School went 0-9 during his senior season, Anderson walked on at the University of Montana and eventually became a three-time All-Big Sky Conference safety. If you've never been to New Hampshire, you should go. Kaluka Maiava was a star at Baldwin High and became the first player from Maui to ever play college football for USC. After serving a tour of duty in Vietnam, Stephenson returned home to coach college baseball, first as an assistant at Missouri and Oklahoma, before taking over the program at Wichita State, where he won a national championship in 1989. The most recent gridiron star was former University of Alabama defensive lineman Raekwon Davis, who is in his second season with the Miami Dolphins and helped lead the Crimson Tide to a college football national championship in 2020. The 6-foot, 235-pounder ended his career as a three-time All-State selection and the Co-Conference Lineman of the Year in 2021. High schools: North Medford High School, South Medford High School. Since Maryland began officially hosting state football playoffs in 1974, Fort Hill has nine state championships and Allegany has eight state championships, with Fort Hill winning its latest Class 1A title in 2022. CAM Stadium came with the new Belfry High School in 2005 and was immediately one of the great home-field advantages in the state of Kentucky. Hey, soccer teams use football stadiums, too. One of the few big-time Division I football recruits to come out of New Mexico, Landry Jones led Artesia High to back-to-back Class 4A state championships before signing with Oklahoma. South Panola High owns the third-longest winning streak in high school football history 89 games from 2003 to 2008. It has hosted some of the biggest concerts to come to the region as well as playing home to the University of Bridgeport football team until it disbanded in 1975. Sign up with Facebook. 19 overall in the 1979 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams and moved to linebacker. The teams have played since 1898, and it's always a sellout. Events: 100, 4x100. The student apartments at NMJC are also named after him. That being said, the best football player who ever called Darling Stadium home was Bethel High quarterback/defensive back/return specialist Allen Iverson. If you'd like to know about what kind of show they're running here, we'll reference the stadium's 3,000 box seats and chairback seats available to boosters, which bring in a reported $300,000 each year. You're not just going to a high school football game at the Reitz Bowl in Evansville, Indiana you're having an experience. It's all brick with stadium seating on both home and visitor sides and a jumbotron that shows in-game replays. Watson Memorial Stadium was named for Hobbs High alum John Watson, a star football player for the Eagles who went on to play for the University of New Mexico before he returned home to Hobbs and spent decades as a businessman and civic leader. Washington-Grizzly Stadium (Missoula, Mont.) Rice gained fame by his writing but was a pretty great athlete himself back in the day. DeMarco Murray was a three-sport star at Bishop Gorman High in football, basketball and track. "Biggest High School Football Stadiums". Tracey Eaton was a star defensive back at Medford High School in the early 1980s. In the home of Wal-Mart, it's probably to be expected that the local high schools would have state-of-the-art facilities, but Tiger Stadium really goes above and beyond. Kingston Stadium was a pretty swingin' place in the two decades after it opened in 1952, with Canadian Football League exhibition games in 1961 and NFL exhibition games in 1961, 1962 and 1963. The list contains the home stadiums of all 32 professional teams playing in the NFL as well as the largest stadiums used by college football teams in the NCAA. The most notable players are Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Jason Taylor and future Hall of Famer Rob Gronkowski, one of the greatest tight ends of all time. 08, 2015, 2:00 a.m. In 2019, the stadium got a $2 million upgrade that included smashing the bleachers on the north side of the stadium and replacing it with a grassy hillside. Jacobson was drafted No. Derby High School's Panther Stadium is located smack dab in the middle of the bedroom community located just outside of Wichita. I will finally get a chance to work there this fall. Originally known as Allentown High School Stadium, the facility underwent a name change to J. Birney Crum Stadium to honor Allentown High's legendary football coach. NFL: Indianapolis Colts (2014-16, 2021-present), Denver Broncos (2017-18), Arizona Cardinals (2019), Carolina Panthers (2020), San Francisco 49ers (2021). What's Nearby For one thing, you know you're in a stadium that's probably pretty old. The stadium is right below one of the two high schools that play there Stadium High School and has been there since the school was built in 1910. In an interesting piece of football history, the Minnesota Vikings played their first game an exhibition at Howard Wood Field against the Dallas Cowboys on Aug. 5, 1961. Jaylon Tyson. Allen ISD In Texas, where everything is bigger, high school football is the biggest. NFL/CFL: Philadelphia Eagles (2008), San Francisco 49ers (2009), Edmonton Eskimos (2011), Saskatchewan Roughriders (2012). Allen set records in the 1994 state championship game loss to Service High for passing yards (237) and longest touchdown pass (69 yards). Top HS Football Stadiums in North Carolina. As Webb City started winning state championships at a stunning clip 15 titles since 1989 the stadium grew along with it. If you're going to make it to just one game at Howard Wood Field in your lifetime, we'd like to recommend being there for the Bob Burns Dakota Bowl, which always features 11-time state champion O'Gorman High. The real key to going to a game here? The stadium was condemned and closed in 1952 before it was refurbished and reopened with its current seating capacity in 1954. Prefontaine died in 1975 in an automobile accident in Eugene, Oregon. It expanded to 23,000 in order to host the Hula Bowl, a college football All-Star game that was held there from 1998 to 2005. Texas Football Staff Apr 7, 2020. When the state championships started, Cardinal Stadium could only hold between 1,500-2,000 fans. Williams was selected in the fourth round (124th pick) of the 2013 NFL draft by the Houston Texans and released a year later. Sims, who was an All-American in 2001, played nine seasons in the NFL. USC. After Butte High School went 0-9 during his senior season, Anderson walked on at the University of Montana and eventually became a three-time All-Big Sky Conference safety. The "Bowl" side of the stadium isn't a straight wall line, but kind of a squiggly line. While the stadium food here is undoubtedly great, you're probably doing it wrong if you don't go sample some of the local seafood after watching the six-time state champions play. This is truly one stadium you have to see to believe, and it serves perfectly for New York as well, because once you're on top of the Union City roof, you'll realize that you're basically sitting in New York's lap with that view of the Manhattan skyline. Posted February 27, 2020. Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Dudley first shot to fame at Graham High, when he kicked the game-winning field goal in a 10-7 upset of heavily favored Princeton High. Ben Mason was named the Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year after his senior season in 2016, then went on to be a valuable player at Michigan for four seasons with key roles on special teams and at fullback. Weston Dressler was a dynamo on the football field at just 5-foot-7 and 170 pounds first at Bismarck High, then at the University of North Dakota then for a decade in the Canadian Football League. Pro's- Home side is extremely steep, and is 45 rows high. Mitchell Stadium has enough fame in the state that a Division I football game was once played there when West Virginia University faced Virginia Tech in 1953. Aerial views of the stadium show an odd twist of architecture. Up a hill behind the home bleachers is Glenbard High, which was built to look more like a castle than a high school. High School Sports; Which Alabama high school football stadium is the best? This one is blurring the lines we've set up a little bit. Lawrence High eventually named its stadium after Pete Cooper, who also led the Bulldogs to a state runner-up finish a stunning seven more times. It's fitting that one of the greatest high school football experiences in the country can be had at a stadium that bears his name. High schools: Washington High School, Lincoln High School, Roosevelt High School, O'Gorman High School. Fax: (724) 223-5046. Get it? Mason was drafted in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens and bounced around on three different practice squads over his rookie season. There's a different feeling you get when you walk into a high school football stadium and don't see a track. High school: Bluefield High School, Graham High School, NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers (1942, 1945-46), Detroit Lions (1947-49), Washington Football Team (1950-51, 1953). High schools: Hampton High School, Bethel High School, Kecoughtan High School, Phoebus High School. In this case, it's "The Red Army" for Quince Orchard High. Five local high schools have called Baynard home over the years. NFL Network, New York Jets, National Football League Draft, ESPN, Iowa State Cyclones football | 9.5K views, 160 likes, 50 loves, 120 comments, 49 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from New York Jets:. The stadium's opening in 2005 was perfect timing. Carson Wentz grew from 5-foot-8 as a freshman at Century High in Bismarck, North Dakota, to 6-foot-5 as a senior and signed with FCS powerhouse North Dakota State. And sunset? Dressler, who was named the North Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year in 2003, set 19 receiving records at North Dakota before being named CFL Rookie of the Year in 2008 and winning a Grey Cup with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2013. One interesting aside about Tom Huffer Sr. the Mustangs won his final game on a 30-yard touchdown pass against Soldotna High as time expired. NFL: Dallas Cowboys (2011-14), Philadelphia Eagles (2015), Tennessee Titans (2016-17). Memorial Stadium is mainly used for football by all the High Schools in Mesquite. Barrett Allen is the lone Chugiak High player to be named Alaska Offensive Player of the Year, which he did in 1994. Pro soccer: Greenville Triumph (2019), Real Monarchs (2020), New Amsterdam FC (2021). It seats 2,500 and has artificial turf. The Ensphere, which can seat around 9,000 for basketball games, opened in 1991 at a cost of $11 million. The stadium was created with both high school football and college football in mind in Santa Ana, with local community college Santa Ana College as one of its tenants. That's essentially what Andrew Whitworth is doing. Rudolph has made almost $60 million in career earnings through his first decade in the NFL, and signed with the New York Giants as a free agent before the 2021 season. He flipped on a commitment to in-state Virginia to go play both sports for North Carolina, where he continued to play quarterback but switched to wide receiver for a seven-year NFL career. Larry Jacobson was a football and basketball star at O'Gorman High before going on to star at the University of Nebraska, where he went 33-2-1 in three seasons as a starter, won two national championships and became the school's first of eight Outland Trophy winners as the nation's top interior lineman. He went on to star at the University of Arkansas, then played 14 seasons in the NFL, where he won an NFL championship with the Chicago Bears in 1963 and was a four-time Pro Bowl selection. Not all stars have to be football players. Union's Union-Tuttle Stadium: Former Superintendent Wesley Jarman's brainstorm was ahead of its time in 1976, when curious people drove by to gawk as the large, concrete grandstands rose out. Bobcat Stadium's new press box features four separate rooms, and the turf was installed by the same company that has done several NFL fields. 198 overall, one pick ahead of Tom Brady. 739. Wetoska played 10 seasons for the Chicago Bears, helping the team win an NFL championship in 1963 and earning NFL All-Pro honors in 1965. Tomball ISD Stadium is one of the newest high school football stadiums in Texas that debuted in 2021. Younger brother Syd Cohen followed him in baseball and basketball several years later.
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