In November 1948, PresidentMessick and boosters of the school met to discuss building a stadium on campus. Boosters at that meeting pledged $8,000 that night. It was decided $25,000 was needed to construct the complex. After a fund raising drive, $25,730 was raised from 1,500 individuals and 227 businesses. It was dedicated on September 21, 1949. The Pirates beat Cherry Point in the first game 24–0. It was located on the east side of the Main Campus approximately where the Brewster Building is today.[2]
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^Kammerer, Roger (October 26, 1994). . Greenville Times. Greenville, North Carolina. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
^. Building Information. Joyner Library. October 1, 2008. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
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