The new bleachers gave the stadium a bowllike appearance. This article relies too much on references to primary sources. Sirrine stadium became purple house of magic furmans 1936 football season climaxed against the south carolina gamecocks. Aug 23, 2019 benedicts secondplace finish in the southern intercollegiate athletic conferences east division in 2018 would be remembered as a good year were it not for injuries and a lack of offensive. It makes you discover the fascination of stadiums their stories and architecture making you experience sportive emotions. Submitted on may 1, 2010, by brian scott of anderson, south carolina. Funeral home services for hugh are being provided by thomas mcafee. A current history by willis john abbot, published by lesliejudge co. Sirrine stadium is a sports arena in greenville, south carolina. It could be noone but heracles hercules in the roman world, the mythological hero of strength and of exertion, to set the length over which the athletes had to compete against each other in the only competition of the first olympic games. Owned by greenville county schools, sirrine stadium was built in 1936 by way of a joint project between furman university and the city of greenville. In may 2006, arsenal played their last ever game at highbury.
The hbcu classic is an annual american football game played in greenville, south carolina at sirrine stadium. Palmetto palaces top 10 high school football stadiums in south. A view of sirrine stadium old furman campus pocketsights. Npsls greenville fc shifts to sirrine stadium soccer. Sirrine stadium is a stadium in greenville, south carolina, united states. Anyway, the largest attendance for a single game ever in sirrine stadium was not held by furman but by parker and greenville game. Upstate soda shop is a living museum of history the state. The latest construction project incorporating a new soccer field house at stone stadium is now underway. Cheer camp game is september 20th, 2019 at sirrine.
Feb 02, 2015 blame the greeks for the horseshoestyled stadium and the romans for all those highrising cheap seats. Sirrine stadium augusta street area greenville, sc. May 03, 2012 southern conferences greatest rivalries. The old parker hs vs greenville hs rivelry still runs. The greenville high school football team walks across the field arm in arm before their game against palmetto in round 1 of the playoffs at sirrine stadium friday, november 8, 2019. Factbook from 1937 exposing areas in which south carolina could stand to improve.
It is currently used by the greenville high school red raiders and has hosted the hbcu classic since 2005. A white coffee mug reads i helped save sirrine stadium. On june 25, 2015, nissan and the titans announced a 20year. The city of greenville is situated on land that was once cherokee hunting ground, closed to colonists. Also included is the absolute truth, a book of world war ii. Behind the starting line, which was initially a simple line drawn in the track surface, was space for the starting judge, and. The stadion was also the name of the place where spectators watched the event. Sirrine stadium cultural feature park in greenville county. Riley was a greenville lawyer who was littleknown outside the upstate when he ran for governor in 1978, but he certainly. Palmetto palaces top 10 high school football stadiums in south carolina oct 20, 2011 oct 20, 2011. Known as rock hill municipal stadium when it opened in the 1940s, the stadium was also home to both schools baseball teams and a minor league team. Benedicts secondplace finish in the southern intercollegiate athletic conferences east division in 2018 would be remembered as a good year were it not for injuries and a lack of offensive. Additional uses for covered stadia may include stores, offices, hotels and restaurants.
In the mid1930s, stands were constructed in both end zones and painted silver. The stadium furman played in from 19361980 was sirrine stadium which is where greenville hs played their games and still do today. Apr 12, 2017 sirrine stadium became purple house of magic furmans 1936 football season climaxed against the south carolina gamecocks. Owned by greenville county schools, sirrine stadium was built in 1936 by way of a joint project between furman university and the city of. Brief history of furman athletics furman university. Jimmy satterfield passed away on may 6, 2019 at the age of 79 in easley, south carolina. Sirrine stadium greenville, south carolina landmark. Palmetto palaces top 10 high school football stadiums in. Sirrine stadium is a 9,000 seat concrete sports facility located in beautiful downtown greenville, sc. Our personalised saracens books are unofficial products, and are in no way affiliated with. Funeral home services for jimmy are being provided by robinson powdersville funeral home, and robinson. The track itself was usually prepared with hardpacked clay watered and rolled to create a hard crust and included an area both before and after the stadion length. Greenville fc looks to make continued efforts to preserve and strengthen the history of sirrine stadium as an important piece of greenvilles history. Nov 10, 2017 a bevy of points early on proved extremely useful late in the game friday night as the greenville red raiders defeated the york cougars 4227 in a second round of the 4a playoff game at sirrine.
Books noticed on this site have been provided by the publishers. The need to preserve primary source material on the history of the county was one of the catalysts for creating this organization in the early 1960s. Apr 10, 2010 sirrine hall serves as the headquarters for textile management and many majors in the college of business and behavioral science, such as accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing. The coliseums name was changed to lp field in 2006. In september 1933, a delegation from the park and tree commission. He was a partner in the morrismckoy company that built furman universitys sirrine stadium in 1936. Saracens memorabilia history book historic newspapers. York rally falls short in 4a playoff loss at greenville. In september 1933, a delegation from the park and tree. The resources in the historical society date back to the 19th century, but the history covered by these resources dates back even further. The primary coordinates for sirrine stadium places it within the sc 29601 zip code delivery area in the maps and aerial photos section below, youll find links to. See more ideas about greenville south carolina, first football game and washington high school.
Blame the greeks for the horseshoestyled stadium and the romans for all those highrising cheap seats. Sirrine stadium structure, project focus, location. A history of the vanderbilt cup, the grand prize and the indianapolis 500, 19041916 by john m. Built in 1936 and once home to the furman paladins football team, the. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. Hugh brigham passed away at the age of 67 in greenville, south carolina.
Sirrine stadium is a cultural feature park in greenville county. In so doing, examples of various use types and sizes will be addressed. The city of greenville is situated on land that was once cherokee hunting ground, closed to colonists settlement. As feet are of variable length the exact length of a stadion depends on the exact length adopted for 1 foot at a given place and time. In addition, a new shaw sports turf playing surface was installed in paladin stadium in 20 to serve as the home field for both football and the universitys two newest sports, mens and womens lacrosse. A compilation of local allstar football players at a game sponsored by the greenville lions at sirrine stadium. This saracens newspaper book gives a comprehensive history of saracens, the perfect gift for any rugby fan. We arent doing the same things in 2019, so really the book is reopened for us. A bevy of points early on proved extremely useful late in the game friday night as the greenville red raiders defeated the york cougars 4227 in. Carolina theater in greenville, sc best memories, childhood memories, seating capacity.
We cant wait to see you please have your child wear pink kiddie camp shirt to the game. Sirrine stadium was furmans former football home from 1936 until 1980, and is currently home to the greenville high school red raiders. But, hey, at least those two cultures gave us early stadium designs, something we lacked for. Sirrine stadium, home of the greenville high school red raiders. Eugene stone stadium will always hold a special place in our clubs history and will forever be the first home of greenville fc. Dec 15, 2015 so, too, is an ode to one of the lucky downtown landmarks to survive. The large format is filled with over 400 historic and current photographs, and takes you from clemson college s humble beginnings as a landgrant institution. Called the carolina bowl, allstars were from north and south carolina. The team was so impressed with the facilities they boosted it was the most beautiful high school sports complex in existence and it would be the best lit high school stadium anywhere.
Stadium is the latin form of the greek word stadion. Stadium school series by cindy jefferies goodreads. Greenville fc played its inaugural 2018 season at eugene stone stadium on the campus of furman university. Npsls greenville fc shifts to sirrine stadium soccer stadium. Jan 16, 2019 he was a partner in the morrismckoy company that built furman universitys sirrine stadium in 1936. The titans won 12 consecu tive games to open their new stadium, breaking the nfl record. Company that built furman universitys sirrine stadium in 1936. He was inducted into the frontier field walk of fame in 1999 and the newhouse school of public communications hall of fame in 2000. Archbold stadium, the story of 78 recreates the final game against the united states naval academy through pictures, interviews, and never before seen game film. Due to the fact that a stadium is not simply a background, its an event by itself, both sportive and architectural, an impregnable bulwark or a symbol of a club, a reflex of the culture and a protagonist of a city. Biographical sketch henry bacon mckoy scrapbook collection. Mckoy construction company and the mckoyhelgerson company constructed many buildings over the south. An oral and narrative history of the house that ruth built frommer, harvey, sheppard, bob on.
It is also the name of a 1993 historical compilation of the schools history written by greenville cultural exchange center founder ruth ann butler. Legend has it that sixhundred feet of the hero, one after the other, determined in 776. About 1770, richard pearis, an indian trader from virginia who was living with a chiefs daughter, received about 100,000 acres of hunting lands from the cherokees. Its one of many items included in an exhibit, sterling high school, bless her name. The first game played in sirrine stadium a 14 furman win over. Sterling high school greenville, south carolina history. Sirrine stadium has a long and rich history of tradition in the greenville community. Mckoy was interested in north and south carolina history and wrote many books about local history and his familys genealogy. This years game featured the historically black colleges of benedict college from columbia and fort valley state. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. The first dieux du stade calendar, published in 2001, was a savvy way to both support charity and draw a new audience for french rugby. Critically acclaimed author curt smith fulfills the wildest dreams of baseball fans everywhere by traveling through space and time in a vast, entertaining volume that spares readers the price of gas, food, lodging and admission and puts them in a field box at every bigleague park in the pastimes historyfrom fenway and ebbets to camden yards and pnc park.
The primary coordinates for sirrine stadium places it within the sc 29601 zip code delivery area. It was used by furman universitys american football team from 1936 to 1980. Their efforts have been compiled into clemson theres something in these hills which details the unique history of clemson university. Created by gordon brookes and erick ferris for their thesis project in television, radio, and film. Clemson theres something in these hills a new coffee. Greenville fc of the national premier soccer league npsl will play home matches this season at sirrine stadium, a facility located in downtown greenville, sc greenville football clubs home matches during its inaugural 2018 season were played at eugene. Stadium history it could be noone but heracles hercules in the roman world, the mythological hero of strength and of exertion, to set the length over which the athletes had to compete against each other in the only competition of the first olympic games. Once the home of the furman university paladins, it also. It is currently used by the greenville high school red. This tendency has led to increased value being placed upon architecture in stadium design. Riley was a greenville lawyer who was littleknown outside the upstate when he. In the following, various solutions of modern stadia design are presented. Sirrine stadium is the most ideal location in greenville for soccer. So, too, is an ode to one of the lucky downtown landmarks to survive.
Dick riley quietly earned his place in history books. Scott pitoniak is the author of ten books, including memories of yankee stadium. A history of the vanderbilt cup, the grand prize and the indianapolis. It was october 17, 1998, and paladin stadium was especially alive with the. Purchases made through this amazon link help support this site. Sirrine stadium in greenville hosted the upstate hbcu classic on saturday. Book hilton grand vacations club at craigendarroch lodges, ballater on. Seating 15,000, the huge bowl was one of the largest in the newly formed southern conference. Sirrine hall serves as the headquarters for textile management and many majors in the college of business and behavioral science, such as accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing. Paladin stadium pearcehorton football complex furman.