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Brock Yates of Sports Illustrated jokingly wrote in 1969 that the stadium, "looks as if whatever war it was a memorial to had been fought within its confines." [8] While the Buffalo Bills were popular and regularly filled the venue, the Buffalo Bisons struggled to attract crowds. The Bisons moved mid-season in 1970 and became the Winnipeg Whips ...
War Memorial Stadium was designed by architect Burks & Anderson with construction finished in 1947 at the cost of $1.2 million. [10] Initial seating capacity was 31,075. On September 19, 1948, the stadium was formally dedicated by former Arkansas Razorback and Medal of Honor recipient Maurice Britt. Britt dedicated the stadium to "the memory of ...
Along with the War Memorial Fieldhouse, War Memorial Stadium was built 75 years ago in the spring and summer of 1950. The stadium replaced Corbett Field , a small field opened in 1922 and located southeast of Half Acre Gym on land now occupied by the Business School and the student union parking lot.
The stadium is an early 20th century horseshoe-shaped stadium, with seating added on in the "open" (south) end zone. The original horseshoe is completed by a grass berm in the curved end, which is used for general admission on game days. The berm is famous for the giant block "M" made of painted white stones located behind the end zone.
War Memorial Stadium dedication game vs Texas A&M, 1924. In 1923, former UT athletics director L. Theo Bellmont (in whose honor the west side of the stadium is named), along with 30 student leaders, presented the idea to the board of regents of building a concrete stadium to replace the wooden bleachers of Clark Field.
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In 2014, a five-year contract called for one game to be played at War Memorial Stadium each season through 2018. In 2014 and 2018, the game was against a conference opponent. In 2015, 2016, and 2017, the game was against a nonconference team. 2018 marked the 70th anniversary of the Razorbacks playing in War Memorial Stadium. [27]