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Posted on 12/21/21 at 8:59 am to lsufb1912
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Top 10 biggest High School Football Stadiums: (according to MaxPreps)
Independence stadium in shreveport holds more than those and is used for Huntington and Woodlawn's home games.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:02 am to Bullfrog
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Was used to put on a water skiing show way back when.
I remember somebody telling me this when i was watching a game there as a kid and always thought they were just messing with me.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:05 am to Bullfrog
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Was used to put on a water skiing show way back when.
Was this where The Fonz jumped that shark?
This post was edited on 12/21/21 at 9:06 am
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:09 am to Hermit Crab
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Independence stadium
we used that as our "home" stadium when I was in hs, LSU played Rice there during that time as well
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:09 am to tigerfan63
Also saw the circus there and there was always a Christmas tree lot there. Shriners I think.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:12 am to Hermit Crab
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Independence stadium in shreveport
True, but that doesn't make it a "high school football stadium". The 10 stadiums in that list were made & mostly used specifically for high school football.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:12 am to lsufb1912
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2. Tom Benson Hall Of Fame Stadium (Canton, OH), Capacity = 22,400
3. BREC Memorial Stadium (Baton Rouge, LA), Capacity = 21,395
Ol Tom had to take a shot at BR on his way out
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:13 am to lsufb1912
Tad Gormley holds 26,500
Wiki - Tad Gormley
Wiki - Tad Gormley
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Top 10 biggest High School Football Stadiums: (according to MaxPreps)
1. War Memorial Stadium (Wailuku, HI), Capacity = 23,000
2. Tom Benson Hall Of Fame Stadium (Canton, OH), Capacity = 22,400
3. BREC Memorial Stadium (Baton Rouge, LA), Capacity = 21,395
4. Mesquite Memorial Stadium (Mesquite, TX), Capacity = 20,000
5. Ratliff Stadium (Odessa, TX), Capacity = 19,302
6. Alamo Stadium (San Antonio, TX), Capacity = 18,500
7. Farrington Field (Ft Worth, TX), Capacity = 18,500
8. Buccaneer Stadium (Corpus Christi, TX), Capacity = 18,000
9. Eagle Stadium (Allen, TX), Capacity = 18,000
10. Paul Brown Tiger Stadium (Massillon, OH), Capacity = 16,884
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:15 am to AllsGroovn
Gormley is a track facility used for football. Not a true football-only facility.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:17 am to lsufb1912
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The 10 stadiums in that list were made & mostly used specifically for high school football.
no they weren't. Tom Benson Hall of Fame stadium hosts a damn NFL game every year along with a college that plays there.
War Memorial stadium in Hawaii held the Hula Bowl.
This post was edited on 12/21/21 at 9:25 am
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:17 am to lsufb1912
Surprised Tad Gormley isn’t on that list, it’s capacity is 26,500.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:18 am to jflsufan
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Was this where The Fonz jumped that shark?
Hell yeah. The chicks dug it.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:18 am to lsufb1912
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that doesn't make it a "high school football stadium".
that's what it was built for, Tech-Northwestern used to play their annual rivalry game their during the state fair every year, and it was expanded when Shreveport got the Steamer(USFL?) in the '70s, but it was/is primarily for hs use
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:20 am to AllsGroovn
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Tad Gormley holds 26,500
I'm not sure why it wouldn't be included in this list. I see it's described as a "multi-purpose" stadium, but it seems like it's mainly used for high school footall.
Built in 1937 & found this info on the wikipedia page.
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In its early years, the stadium would host high school football games in front of sellout crowds with standing-room only crowds surrounding the playing field. The record for attendance was set in 1940 when 34,345 spectators attended a game between Jesuit High School of New Orleans and Holy Cross High School of New Orleans.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:22 am to TheFonz
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Was this where The Fonz jumped that shark?
Hell yeah. The chicks dug it.
that show was dead long before that, it began to go downhill when Fonz began to talk, sorry baw
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:24 am to Hermit Crab
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Tom Benson Hall of Fame stadium hosts and damn NFL game every year along with a college that plays there.
War Memorial stadium in Hawaii held the Hula Bowl.
I think you're missing the point here. Just because a stadium that can hold >20k fans is used for events other than high school football doesn't discredit what it's "main" use is or why it was built.
As for the independence bowl, it seems it was originally opened in 1924 & used for college football games.
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It also served as a neutral site for the annual Arkansas–LSU football rivalry from 1924 to 1936. The 1924 game featured a silver football trophy as part of the dedication ceremonies for the new stadium.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:26 am to 777Tiger
Memorial Stadium
Rice bowl used to be played there
To be exact. It was The Grantland Rice Bowl La. Tech, McNeese and ULL all played usually a team from Tennessee. My dad worked the chains and 14 year old me sat on first row of end zone at all 5 games played there.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:29 am to 777Tiger
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that show was dead long before that, it began to go downhill when Fonz began to talk, sorry baw
This post was edited on 12/21/21 at 9:30 am
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:31 am to sec13rowBBseat28
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They used to flood it and hold water skiing events there back in the 60’s and 70’s.
That’s cool.
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