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'''Marquette Stadium''' was an outdoor athletic [[stadium]] in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], the home field of the [[Marquette Golden Avalanche football|Golden Avalanche]] of [[Marquette University]], its intercollegiate football team. Located in the [[Neighborhoods of Milwaukee#Merrill Park|Merrill Park]] neighborhood west of the university,<ref name=zdlrfc>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pm4aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5isEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2615%2C2447565|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal|last=Zeidler|first=Frank P. |title=Zeidler fondly recalls Merrill Park |date=January 26, 1989 |page=1D}}</ref> the stadium opened in 1924 and had a seating capacity of 24,000 at its peak.<ref name=musgbml/> Citing financial issues, the football program was discontinued by the university in December [[1960 college football season|1960]].<ref name=svfbalm>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4wNRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9CUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6569%2C5970398 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Save football, alumni aim |date=December 10, 1960 |page=14}}</ref><ref name=mqdfbtr>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19601208&id=lHccAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NGUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7289,2016787 |newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |title=Marquette drops football, track |agency=Associated Press |date=December 10, 1960 |page=10 }}</ref><ref name=mudrfb>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LHMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GxEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7010%2C5529764 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |last=Bolchat |first=Rel |title= MU drops football, basketball survives |date=December 10, 1960 |page=3, part 2 }}</ref><ref name=wwfbmuer>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LHMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GxEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6142%2C5484148|newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |last=Riordon |first=Robert J |title='We want football!' MUers yell |date=December 10, 1960 |page=1, part 1}}</ref> The concrete grandstands were demolished in the summer of 1976.<ref name=musgbml/>
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'''Marquette Stadium''' was an outdoor athletic [[stadium]] in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], the home field of the [[Marquette Golden Avalanche football|Golden Avalanche]] of [[Marquette University]], its intercollegiate football team. Located in the [[Neighborhoods of Milwaukee#Merrill Park|Merrill Park]] neighborhood west of the university,<ref name=zdlrfc>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pm4aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5isEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2615%2C2447565|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal|last=Zeidler|first=Frank P. |title=Zeidler fondly recalls Merrill Park |date=January 26, 1989 |page=1D}}</ref> the stadium opened in 1924 and had a [[seating capacity]] of 24,000 at its peak.<ref name=musgbml/> Citing financial issues, the football program was discontinued by the university in December [[1960 NCAA University Division football season|1960]].<ref name=svfbalm>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4wNRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9CUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6569%2C5970398 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Save football, alumni aim |date=December 10, 1960 |page=14}}</ref><ref name=mqdfbtr>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19601208&id=lHccAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NGUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7289,2016787 |newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |title=Marquette drops football, track |agency=Associated Press |date=December 10, 1960 |page=10 }}</ref><ref name=mudrfb>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LHMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GxEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7010%2C5529764 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |last=Bolchat |first=Rel |title= MU drops football, basketball survives |date=December 10, 1960 |page=3, part 2 }}</ref><ref name=wwfbmuer>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LHMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GxEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6142%2C5484148|newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |last=Riordon |first=Robert J |title='We want football!' MUers yell |date=December 10, 1960 |page=1, part 1}}</ref> The concrete grandstands were demolished in the summer of 1976.<ref name=musgbml/>


The [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[Green Bay Packers]] played several home games per year in the Milwaukee area for 62 seasons, from [[1933 Green Bay Packers season|1933]] through [[1944 Green Bay Packers season|1994]]. Marquette Stadium hosted three games during the [[1952 Green Bay Packers season|1952]] season; Packer games in Milwaukee were moved to nearby [[Milwaukee County Stadium|County Stadium]] when it opened in [[1953 Green Bay Packers season|1953]].<ref name=ohotp>{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/lambeau-field/stadium-info/history/other-homes.html|publisher=Packers.com|title=Other Homes of the Packers, 1919-94|accessdate=November 9, 2013}}</ref>
The [[National Football League]]'s [[Green Bay Packers]] played several home games per year in the Milwaukee area for 62 seasons, from [[1933 Green Bay Packers season|1933]] through [[1994 Green Bay Packers season|1994]]. Marquette Stadium hosted three games during the [[1952 Green Bay Packers season|1952]] season; Packer games in Milwaukee were moved to nearby [[Milwaukee County Stadium|County Stadium]] when it opened in [[1953 Green Bay Packers season|1953]].<ref name=ohotp>{{cite web|url=http://www.packers.com/lambeau-field/stadium-info/history/other-homes.html|publisher=Packers.com|title=Other Homes of the Packers, 1919-94|access-date=November 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109153740/http://www.packers.com/lambeau-field/stadium-info/history/other-homes.html|archive-date=November 9, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In addition to football, the stadium was also the home of the Marquette [[track and field]] team, which included [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Olympian]] [[Ralph Metcalfe]], one of the fastest humans in the early 1930s. [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Olympic]] great [[Jesse Owens]] made several appearances while a collegian at [[Ohio State Buckeyes#Olympians And Track|Ohio State University]]. The site was refurbished in 1998 into the Quad Park track and soccer complex,<ref name=hsgbst>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MisqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GC8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4728%2C6080410 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |last=Gardner |first=Charles F. |title=Historic site gets boost |date=September 9, 1998 |page=10C }}</ref> a home venue of [[Marquette University High School]], a few blocks to the northeast. The current field and track are slightly west of the originals at Marquette Stadium.
In addition to football, the stadium was also the home of the Marquette [[track and field]] team, which included [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Olympian]] [[Ralph Metcalfe]], one of the fastest humans in the early 1930s. [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Olympic]] great [[Jesse Owens]] made several appearances while a collegian at [[Ohio State Buckeyes#Olympians And Track|Ohio State University]].<ref name=hsgbst>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MisqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GC8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4728%2C6080410 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |last=Gardner |first=Charles F. |title=Historic site gets boost |date=September 9, 1998 |page=10C }}</ref>
The site was refurbished in 1998 into the Quad Park track and soccer complex,<ref name=hsgbst/> a home venue of [[Marquette University High School]], a few blocks to the northeast. The current field and track are slightly west of the originals at Marquette Stadium.


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://cdm16280.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/searchterm/stadium Marquette University digital archives] – Marquette Stadium
*[http://cdm16280.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/searchterm/stadium Marquette University digital archives] – Marquette Stadium
*[http://wiki.muscoop.com/doku.php/facilities/marquette_stadium MU Scoop wiki] – Marquette Stadium
*[http://wiki.muscoop.com/doku.php/facilities/marquette_stadium MU Scoop wiki] – Marquette Stadium
*[http://faculty.muhs.edu/klestinski/Track/quad.html Marquette University High School] – Quad Park Athletic Complex
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140513034204/http://faculty.muhs.edu/klestinski/Track/quad.html Marquette University High School] – Quad Park Athletic Complex


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Latest revision as of 17:43, 23 October 2023

Marquette Stadium
Marquette Stadium in 1925
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Milwaukee is located in Wisconsin
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Location in Wisconsin
AddressN. 36th & W. Clybourn St.
LocationMilwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Coordinates43°02′10″N 87°57′40″W / 43.036°N 87.961°W / 43.036; -87.961
OwnerMarquette University
OperatorMarquette University
Capacity24,000 [1]
SurfaceNatural grass
Construction
OpenedOctober 18, 1924 [2][1]
Demolished1976 [1]
Tenants
Marquette Golden Avalanche (NCAA)
(1924–1960)
Green Bay Packers (NFL) (1952)
Milwaukee Panthers (NCAA Div. III) (1973–1974)

Marquette Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the home field of the Golden Avalanche of Marquette University, its intercollegiate football team. Located in the Merrill Park neighborhood west of the university,[3] the stadium opened in 1924 and had a seating capacity of 24,000 at its peak.[1] Citing financial issues, the football program was discontinued by the university in December 1960.[4][5][6][7] The concrete grandstands were demolished in the summer of 1976.[1]

The National Football League's Green Bay Packers played several home games per year in the Milwaukee area for 62 seasons, from 1933 through 1994. Marquette Stadium hosted three games during the 1952 season; Packer games in Milwaukee were moved to nearby County Stadium when it opened in 1953.[8]

In addition to football, the stadium was also the home of the Marquette track and field team, which included Olympian Ralph Metcalfe, one of the fastest humans in the early 1930s. Olympic great Jesse Owens made several appearances while a collegian at Ohio State University.[9]

The site was refurbished in 1998 into the Quad Park track and soccer complex,[9] a home venue of Marquette University High School, a few blocks to the northeast. The current field and track are slightly west of the originals at Marquette Stadium.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Cash, Phil (September 2, 1976). "MU Stadium gone, but the memories linger". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1–part 2.
  2. ^ "Marquette University Stadium Dedication". Marquette University. Raynor Memorial Libraries. October 18, 1924. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Zeidler, Frank P. (January 26, 1989). "Zeidler fondly recalls Merrill Park". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1D.
  4. ^ "Save football, alumni aim". Milwaukee Journal. December 10, 1960. p. 14.
  5. ^ "Marquette drops football, track". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. December 10, 1960. p. 10.
  6. ^ Bolchat, Rel (December 10, 1960). "MU drops football, basketball survives". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 3, part 2.
  7. ^ Riordon, Robert J (December 10, 1960). "'We want football!' MUers yell". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1, part 1.
  8. ^ "Other Homes of the Packers, 1919-94". Packers.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Gardner, Charles F. (September 9, 1998). "Historic site gets boost". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 10C.

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