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dalton99a

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Sun Sep 10, 2023, 11:41 AM Sep 2023

FWIW The Jack Trice Stadium at Iowa State is named after a black athlete, not a donor

Jack Trice Stadium (originally Cyclone Stadium and formerly Jack Trice Field, sometimes referred to as "the Jack" ) is a stadium located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Primarily used for college football, it is the home field of the Iowa State Cyclones. It is named in honor of Jack Trice, Iowa State's first African American athlete, who died of injuries sustained during a 1923 game against Minnesota. The stadium opened on September 20, 1975, with a 17–12 win over Air Force.

It is the third-largest stadium by capacity in the Big 12 Conference behind Darrell K. Royal — Texas Memorial Stadium and Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, and the third-newest in the conference, behind only Milan Puskar Stadium of West Virginia (which had its design based on Jack Trice Stadium) and Baylor's McLane Stadium. Including hillside seats in the corners of the stadium, the facility's official capacity is 61,500.[4] The school announced in May 2014 a planned expansion to 61,500.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Trice_Stadium




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FWIW The Jack Trice Stadium at Iowa State is named after a black athlete, not a donor (Original Post) dalton99a Sep 2023 OP
Iowa State refused to play Minnesota for decades afterward. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2023 #1
From age 4 to age 7 I lived in Ames. multigraincracker Sep 2023 #2

multigraincracker

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2. From age 4 to age 7 I lived in Ames.
Sun Sep 10, 2023, 11:52 AM
Sep 2023

Some of my memories, saw Ike in a parade, got to shake hands with Wilt Chamberlain after a basketball game and met my mothers cousin and shook his hand, JC Penney, he was there for a store opening.
We lived in Married Housing while dad was using his GI benefits to get his PhD.

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