Marquette Stadium
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| Location | N. 36th & W. Clybourn St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°02′10″N 87°57′40″W / 43.036°N 87.961°W |
| Owner | Marquette University |
| Operator | Marquette University |
| Capacity | 24,000 [1] |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1924 [1] |
| Demolished | 1978 |
| Tenants | |
| Marquette Golden Avalanche (NCAA) (1892–1960) Green Bay Packers (NFL) (1952) Milwaukee Panthers (NCAA) (1973–1974) | |
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 526: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/USA relief" does not exist. Marquette Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the home field of the Golden Avalanche of Marquette University. The university dropped its football program in 1960. Located in the Merrill Park neighborhood west of the university,[2] the stadium had a seating capacity of 24,000 at its peak.[1]
The NFL'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.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Cash, Phil (September 2, 1976). "MU Stadium gone, but the memories linger". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1-part 2.
- ^ Zeidler, Frank P. (January 26, 1989). "Zeidler fondly recalls Merrill Park". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1D.
- ^ "Other Homes of the Packers, 1919-94". Packers.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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