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===== Marquette Stadium ===== | ===== Marquette Stadium ===== | ||
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+ | Marquette Stadium was located approximately 23 blocks West of campus, on 36th and Clybourn.The main stadium area contained 9.1 acres that was completely fenced in. The East and West stands held 10,000 people each, and with bleachers behind the end zones, the total combined capacity was approximately 24,000 people. The stadium had a regulation college football field, and a ¼ mile cinder running track. Underneath the West stands there was 16,374 square feet of space containing a boiler room, locker rooms, shower facilities, first aid station, and storage rooms. Adjacent to the main stadium were two practice fields, one with lights. | ||
- | The stadium was located approximately 23 blocks West of campus. The main stadium area contained 9.1 acres that was completely fenced in. The East and West stands each held approximately 10,000 people | + | ==== Marquette Football ==== |
+ | The stadium was home to Marquette' | ||
- | After Marquette Football ceased playing there a plethora of outside organizations and institutions began utilizing the stadium including Marquette University High School Football, Northern Michigan College, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, | + | ==== After Marquette Football ==== |
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+ | After Marquette Football ceased playing there a plethora of outside organizations and institutions began utilizing the stadium, including Marquette University High School Football, Northern Michigan College, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, | ||
- | According to university records in the early 1970's the university began to believe that the stadium "// | + | A high school football game between Milwaukee Pulaski |
- | Dismantled | + | According to university records |
- | It also hosted | + | ==== Other Events ==== |
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+ | Some of the greatest track stars of the day, including Jesse Owens, competed in a variety of prestigious meets held at Marquette Stadium in the 1930s. In addition to the annual Central Intercollegiate meet, the stadium was the site of the 47th and 50th annual Amateur Athletic Union meets in 1934 and 1937, and the U.S. Olympic decathlon trials in 1936. In the '34 AAU meet, Bill Bothron set a world record and edged Glenn Cunningham in one of the classic 1,500-meter races of all-time. Jack Torrance and Glenn Hardin | ||
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