Cleveland Leigh Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium, originally known as the Alumni Bowl, is a stadium in Tuskegee, Alabama. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers. The stadium holds 10,000 spectators and opened in 1925. It is named after former Tuskegee Tigers head football coach, Cleveland L. Abbott. When it opened, it was the first stadium opened on a historically black school's campus.[2]
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Full name | Cleveland Leigh Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium |
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Location | Tuskegee, Alabama |
Coordinates | 32°25′29.50″N 85°42′19.19″W / 32.4248611°N 85.7053306°W |
Capacity | 10,000 [1] |
Opened | 1925 |
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Tuskegee University |
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References
edit- ^ "TU - Tuskegee Stadium (Abbott Stadium)". Archived from the original on 2006-10-29.
- ^ "Cleveland Leigh Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium". Archived from the original on 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2009-06-23.