Here’s another off-season thread to run with
What are some cool places everyone’s been in reference to sports. Doesn’t have to be a venue necessarily.
Here are some of mine:
NFL Hall of Fame(Canton, OH)
Fawcett Stadium(now known as Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium) Canton, OH
Stadium sits right next to the Hall of Fame.
Seats 23,000
Current home of Canton-McKinley High and Walsh College football
Paul Brown Tiger Stadium(Massillon, OH)
Seats 16,392
Home to Massillon-Washington Tigers(rivals of Canton-McKinley) and subject of the 2001 documentary Go Tigers!
this was one of my favorites to explore.
Ratliff Stadium (Odessa, TX)
Seats 19,302
Home to Permian High Panthers(subject of book and movie Friday Night Lights)
As well as the Odessa High Bronchos and
UT-Permian Basin Falcons
Union-Tuttle Stadium(Tulsa, OK)
I visited before they tore it down a few years back to build the new one.
originally built in 1976 for 1.7 million
Home to Union High of Tulsa
Seated 11,000 at the time that I visited which was around 2013-2014
Hoosier Gym(Knightstown, IN)
Was the filming location for the home games of the fictional Hickory Huskers of the classic movie titled simply “Hoosiers”
I visited this place last July, got a tour and some photos and got to shoot around.
they’ve restored the gym to exactly how it was during the filming of the movie in 1985-86 with a few changes.
I also learned that their schedule is almost full during basketball season. Apparently high schools from all across the state will pay to play a game there.
they also have their own high school all star game that is hosted in the gym.
Memorial Fountain at Marshall University (Huntington, WV)
Built in memory of the 1970 Thundering Herd that sadly passed away in the plane crash. Was passing through and figured I would stop by. It was neat to see.
I’m sure there are a few that I’ve visited that have slipped my mind but that’s what I’ve got for now.