Marquette Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the home field of the Golden Avalanche of Marquette University, its intercollegiate football team. Located in the Merrill Park neighborhood west of the university,[3] the stadium opened in 1924 and had a seating capacity of 24,000 at its peak.[2] Citing financial issues, the football program was discontinued by the university in December 1960.[4][5][6][7] The concrete grandstands were demolished in the summer of 1976.[2]
The site was refurbished in 1998 into the Quad Park track and soccer complex,[9] a home venue of Marquette University High School, a few blocks to the northeast. The current field and track are slightly west of the originals at Marquette Stadium.
References
^"Marquette University Stadium Dedication". Marquette University. Raynor Memorial Libraries. October 18, 1924. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
^ abcdeCash, Phil (September 2, 1976). "MU Stadium gone, but the memories linger". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1–part 2.
^Zeidler, Frank P. (January 26, 1989). "Zeidler fondly recalls Merrill Park". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1D.
^"Save football, alumni aim". Milwaukee Journal. December 10, 1960. p. 14.
^"Marquette drops football, track". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. December 10, 1960. p. 10.
^Bolchat, Rel (December 10, 1960). "MU drops football, basketball survives". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 3, part 2.
^Riordon, Robert J (December 10, 1960). "'We want football!' MUers yell". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.
^. Packers.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
^ abGardner, Charles F. (September 9, 1998). "Historic site gets boost". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 10C.
External links
Marquette University digital archives – Marquette Stadium
marquette, stadium, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Marquette Stadium news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Marquette Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium in Milwaukee Wisconsin the home field of the Golden Avalanche of Marquette University its intercollegiate football team Located in the Merrill Park neighborhood west of the university 3 the stadium opened in 1924 and had a seating capacity of 24 000 at its peak 2 Citing financial issues the football program was discontinued by the university in December 1960 4 5 6 7 The concrete grandstands were demolished in the summer of 1976 2 Marquette StadiumLocationN 36th amp W Clybourn St Milwaukee WisconsinCoordinates43 02 10 N 87 57 40 W 43 036 N 87 961 W 43 036 87 961 Coordinates 43 02 10 N 87 57 40 W 43 036 N 87 961 W 43 036 87 961OwnerMarquette UniversityOperatorMarquette UniversityCapacity24 000 2 SurfaceNatural grassConstructionOpenedOctober 18 1924 1 2 Demolished1976 2 TenantsMarquette Golden Avalanche NCAA 1924 1960 Green Bay Packers NFL 1952 Milwaukee Panthers NCAA Div III 1973 1974 Milwaukee class notpageimage Location in the United States Milwaukee class notpageimage Location in Wisconsin The National Football League s Green Bay Packers played several home games per year in the Milwaukee area for 62 seasons from 1933 through 1994 Marquette Stadium hosted three games during the 1952 season Packer games in Milwaukee were moved to nearby County Stadium when it opened in 1953 8 In addition to football the stadium was also the home of the Marquette track and field team which included Olympian Ralph Metcalfe one of the fastest humans in the early 1930s Olympic great Jesse Owens made several appearances while a collegian at Ohio State University 9 The site was refurbished in 1998 into the Quad Park track and soccer complex 9 a home venue of Marquette University High School a few blocks to the northeast The current field and track are slightly west of the originals at Marquette Stadium References Edit Marquette University Stadium Dedication Marquette University Raynor Memorial Libraries October 18 1924 Retrieved March 20 2014 a b c d e Cash Phil September 2 1976 MU Stadium gone but the memories linger Milwaukee Sentinel p 1 part 2 Zeidler Frank P January 26 1989 Zeidler fondly recalls Merrill Park Milwaukee Journal p 1D Save football alumni aim Milwaukee Journal December 10 1960 p 14 Marquette drops football track Sarasota Herald Tribune Associated Press December 10 1960 p 10 Bolchat Rel December 10 1960 MU drops football basketball survives Milwaukee Sentinel p 3 part 2 Riordon Robert J December 10 1960 We want football MUers yell Milwaukee Sentinel p 1 part 1 Other Homes of the Packers 1919 94 Packers com Archived from the original on November 9 2013 Retrieved November 9 2013 a b Gardner Charles F September 9 1998 Historic site gets boost Milwaukee Journal Sentinel p 10C External links EditMarquette University digital archives Marquette Stadium MU Scoop wiki Marquette Stadium Marquette University High School Quad Park Athletic ComplexPreceded byState Fair Park Milwaukee Home of theGreen Bay Packers1952 Succeeded byCounty Stadium This article about a sports venue in Wisconsin is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marquette Stadium amp oldid 1037805749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
