Go Blazers band and football uniforms look great. It was designed by the same architect, David O. Whilldin, who also designed the Florentine Building on 2nd Avenue North. Thomas said he was thinking about a partial dome like Texas Stadium in Dallas that could be a middle ground between Legion Field in Birmingham and Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. [12] The stadium's association with Alabama football was so strong that from the 1980s onward, Auburn lobbied to have its home games in the Iron Bowl played in Auburn. In 1961, a 9,000 seat upper deck was added to the east side of the stadium, increasing capacity to 54,600. Anyhow, the Big Top was put up at Legion Field and I had a fabulous time! Parks and Recreation reports show the cost of maintaining and operating Legion has been increasing since 2008. Almost every famous college coach has either played or coached in this stadium (Bear Bryant, Holtz, Spurrier, Paterno, Dye, etc..). There have also been at least two NFL preseason games here, on August 8, 1970 when the New York Jets defeated the Buffalo Bills 33–10, and on August 27, 1988 when the Washington Redskins defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34–17. From 1996 until 2008, Legion Field was used by the Alabama High School Athletic Association for the Super Six high school football championships. Until 1998, Alabama played at least three games at Legion Field every season.
But yay for history. An old stadium with a ton of history in it. In 2018, just the second year after the football program was resurrected, the Blazers won the Conference USA title. ***back to regular review***It's a little run down now, but given that until recently it hosted all of the Crimson Tide and the Tigers big home games, it has to get major kudos. Funk Fest will be at Legion Field in a couple months, which is always a good time. It’s an amazing space for concerts and festivals, with plenty of room for multiple stages, vendors and everything you’d need to put on a great event,” Parker said. Also, the row and seat numbers have long since worn off on many of the bleachers, which made finding your seats a bit of a task. I recommend coming by for a UAB football game, to see the stadium and some great college football.
Legion Field Stadium, also affectionately known as the “The Old Gray Lady”, was completed in 1927 as a 21,000 seat venue. Auburn played its last home game at Legion Field in 1991, but took part in the Birmingham Bowl at the same stadium in 2015 as a postseason bowl game. We recommend booking Legion Field tours ahead of time to secure your spot.
Just wish more of a variety. The Classic, the historic matchup between Alabama’s two largest historically black colleges, has been played at Legion Field for 77 years.
The 2020 Birmingham Legion FC season is the club's second season of existence and their second in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. Pinch yourself, Blazers. Legion Field is a top-notch venue located in Birmingham, AL. A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc. It's a little run down. it looked like the remnants of a city after a wwII battle as we were searching for parking, and certainly not someplace you'd want to be walking around in after dark. The magic city classic tailgating is always a blast. [12] In addition to the larger capacity, Birmingham was more accessible than Tuscaloosa for much of the 20th century—even though Tuscaloosa is only 45 minutes west of Birmingham. Ask anyone about their memories of the stadium and they may tell you about UAB’s comeback football season, Van Tiffin’s 52-yard field goal in the ’85 Iron Bowl, about seeing Joe Namath, Bo Jackson and Peyton Manning, about hearing announcer Simpson Pepper give the time and temperature or about fighting through the crowd as child to get a glance at Bear Bryant leaning against the goal post. Neither Alabama's (Bryant-)Denny Stadium nor Auburn's (Jordan-)Hare Stadium were nearly large enough to accommodate the large crowds that attended the game even in the 1950s. I honestly do think that just enough money was put into the stadium to keep it up to code and to be used and no kind of improvements have been made since the mid 20th century. Roster. Concrete is falling, metal is rusting, and I think everything has about 32 coats of paint. I am so glad that Bham is finally doing right thing with new stadium. Outside the south entrance, you will find the historic plaque of Bear Bryant and some other interesting statues. The Crimson Tide hosted Tennessee in odd-numbered years in Birmingham until 1998, and hosted LSU in even-numbered years from 1964 through 1986, except for 1980. “Historical preservation of what all has transpired there and what that means to so many Birmingham residents and Alabamians is important. The Blazers temporarily left Legion Field without a primary tenant during the school's two-year hiatus from football. Birmingham wants to know what residents want for Legion Field. The SEC Championship moved to Atlanta and the Iron Bowl now alternates between Tuscaloosa and Auburn. He’s flirted with the idea of turning the stadium and 99-acre McLendon Park, into a youth sports complex with softball and baseball fields, and tennis courts. Similar questions were asked in 2012 around the time Alabama State University built a new football stadium. All rights reserved. The series moved to Birmingham in 1940 and the Magic City Classic was born. Template:TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl navbox, This article is about the stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2019, the Birmingham Legion FC was added as an additional tenant as an expansion team in the USL.
The Birmingham Bowl has generated about $54 million in economic impact total in the last five years. Auburn, which once hosted as many as three games a year at Legion Field, played its last home game there in 1991. There is so much history here, as anyone who has an inkling of knowledge of the Iron Bowl will attest. All of it. 1-3-1. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.
Tom Soehn BBVA Field, Birmingham, Alabama Team Website. I have pictures of most which I will upload at some point.
It really is a shame with as much history as this stadium has, that it has not been maintained. Parking wasn't really a problem, even though the burned-out apartment building we parked behind was rather sketchy.
Additionally, Birmingham was much more accessible to the rest of the state.
Legion Field has stood as part of Birmingham’s skyline for nearly a century, but some believe the Old Gray Lady’s years are numbered.
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