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Memorial Stadium is a stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The stadium, used primarily for football , is a memorial to the university's students who died in World War I ; their names are engraved on the nearly 200 pillars surrounding the stadium's façade. [ 5 ]
Originally known as Mt. San Antonio College Stadium or Mt. Sac Stadium, the stadium was dedicated on October 8, 1948 by then local congressman, Richard Nixon. The venue was renamed in the early 1990s after Hilmer Lodge, who created the relays in 1959 and was the college's first track and field and cross country coach .
The third largest Illinois arena after the United Center in Chicago and the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, State Farm Center has 15,544 permanent seats but, when portable chairs are placed on the floor for an in-the-round performance, there is a potential for an additional 1,000 depending on the stage configuration.
Michael Cox, John Watson and his two sons turned the old baseball stadium into 138 residential apartments for $13.8 million after purchasing the property for only $1.
Aug. 30—CHAMPAIGN — After more than three decades as a bar owner in downtown Champaign, Chris Knight said he's ready to retire. Knight's bar, The Blind Pig Company at 120 N. Walnut St., has ...
They are ranked by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally accommodate. All U.S. stadiums with a current capacity of 10,000 or more are included in the list. The majority of these stadiums are used for American football , either in college football or the National Football League (NFL).
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This is a list of arenas that currently serve as the home venue for NCAA Division I college basketball teams. Conference affiliations reflect those in the 2024–25 season; all affiliation changes officially took effect on July 1, 2024.