Erie_Veterans_Memorial_Stadium

Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium

Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium

Sports stadium in Pennsylvania, U.S.

Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium is a football and soccer stadium located in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built in 1924 with the 1920 Academy High School building (the current Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy) overlooking it along its south side, and it was most recently renovated in 2019. The venue, the largest of its kind in the city of Erie with 10,000 seats, hosts high school-level American football games, soccer matches, and marching band invitationals. Additionally, Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium features an artificial turf surface that can be played on during inclement weather.[1]

Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...

The stadium has hosted 35 high-school playoff games throughout its history, making it the third-busiest playoff venue in Pennsylvania. Only Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey and Altoona's Mansion Park have hosted more games (98 and 88, respectively).[2]

Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium hosted an NFL Preseason game on August 31, 1940, between the Chicago Bears and the Pittsburgh Steelers.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium". Erie Sports Commission. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Football records provide food for thought - Sports - News Item". Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  3. [3]
    "The Gridiron Uniform Database".
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Erie_Veterans_Memorial_Stadium, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.