In an interesting piece of football history, the Minnesota Vikings actually played their first game (an exhibition) at Howard Wood Field against the Dallas Cowboys on Aug. 5, 1961. One big reason for that was senior running back Kevin Brady, who rushed for 1,870 yards and had his No. One thing that's never played at JFK Stadium? This is a stadium that continually ends up mentioned when we talk about the best high school football venues in the country. The palm trees that frame the stadium give you the feeling of being in some sort of Pat Conroy novel. The stadium has been a staple of the community since it opened. Harry A. Burke Stadium should consider a name change as should the high school. The fire that shut down Butte High Stadium in 1973 kept it closed until renovations in 2011 let it reopen in grand fashion. Dudley went on to start for the University of Virginia, fought in World War II and returned home to be named NFL Most Valuable Player in 1946. Prentice finished his college career with some of the most vaunted NCAA records of all time career rushing touchdowns (73), career touchdowns (78), career points and consecutive carries without a fumble. Fast forward 147. The most legendary long-distance runner in American history was Marshfield High's Steve Prefontaine, who set national records while in high school before committing to run for the University of Oregon and head coach Bill Bowerman. He lasted eight seasons in the NFL as a special teams player and backup safety. City: Reidsville. He famously was overtaken for a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in the last 10 meters of the 5,000-meter race. NFL: Minnesota Vikings (1966-68), Atlanta Falcons (1969-75), Seattle Seahawks (1976), Green Bay Packers (1976-77). As a senior, he was also named Navajo Times Offensive Player of the Year, all-state by the Arizona Football Coaches Association and picked to play in the National Native American All-Star Game in Dallas. Gary Knafelc owns some pretty interesting parts of football lore. And in the spirit of thinking outside of the box, we're tabbing the late, great Heath Ledger as the best thing to ever step foot in the Stadium Bowl. After Butte High School went 0-9 during his senior season, Anderson walked on at the University of Montana and eventually became a three-time All-Big Sky Conference safety. . Related:Best High School Football Player in Every State, Baltimore Colts (1973-78), Pittsburgh Steelers (1978), New York Giants (1979), Detroit Lions (1980-82), Best High School Football Player in Every State. Dressler, who was named the North Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year in 2003, set 19 receiving records at North Dakota before being named CFL Rookie of the Year in 2008 and winning a Grey Cup with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2013. It hosted a college football game once, in 2001, when the University of Hawaii defeated the University of Montana in front of a crowd of just 12,863 fans. Every Friday night, stadiums fill up to cheer on local heroes who sometimes go on to become college and NFL standouts. The community does all it can to support its local stadium and local teams as well. Christopher Bermudez played at Union City High while he was still in the youth program for the New York Red Bulls, and went pro in 2019 with the Greenville Triumph of USL League 1. In this case, it's "The Red Army" for Quince Orchard High. Madison has won seven state championships, including three consecutive titles from 1982 to 1984. Valdosta High School and NCAA Division II powerhouse Valdosta State share Bazemore-Hyder Stadium, but it's Valdosta High that has won more games than any other school in U.S. history. High school: Bluefield High School, Graham High School, NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers (1942, 1945-46), Detroit Lions (1947-49), Washington Football Team (1950-51, 1953). The school and stadium were built with panoramic views of the Golden Gate Bridge and has become something of a bucket list item for high school football aficionados. The following is a list of sports venues in the U.S. State of North Carolina. High schools: Washington High School, Lincoln High School, Roosevelt High School, O'Gorman High School. In the last decade, they've combined to win seven state titles, with four state championship games where they've faced each other. The school also won two mythical high school national championships in 1925 and 1938. The 17-time state champions at Belfry High enter the field from a state-of-the-art fieldhouse behind one end zone, and games are almost always sellouts. Mathis' specialty was the high jump, and he set the record at San Francisco State with a leap of 6-foot-5 1/2 inches in 1954 just two inches short of the Olympic gold medal mark in 1952. Wentz won five national championships at North Dakota State one as a redshirt, two as a backup and two as the starter before the Philadelphia Eagles selected him No. Kurt Gouveia's name needs to be included in the discussion when it comes to the greatest high school football players to ever come out of Hawaii. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Whitworth won a pair of state championships at West Monroe High, including a mythical national title in 2000, then won a BCS national championship at LSU in 2003. Maiava was drafted in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL draft and played six seasons in the NFL. Prefontaine raced with "pure guts" and never lost a race in three years running for Oregon. Despite the schools splitting into two whole new schools, North Medford has kept a claim on the state championships won before the split, including banners and trophies. While the stadium food here is undoubtedly great, you're probably doing it wrong if you don't go sample some of the local seafood after watching the six-time state champions play. Wai'anae High School's teams are known as the Seariders for obvious reasons, and this venue is memorable for its unfettered ocean views, perfect weather and laid-back vibe. The field was completed in 1976, and it has a seating capacity of about 20,000 seats. One of the few big-time Division I football recruits to come out of New Mexico, Landry Jones led Artesia High to back-to-back Class 4A state championships before signing with Oklahoma. Wentz's best year as a starter was in 2017, when he was an NFL All-Pro but he got injured in the 14th game of the season. The two schools that share the field, Allegany High and Fort Hill High, have two of the best football traditions in the state. The "Bowl" side of the stadium isn't a straight wall line, but kind of a squiggly line. Kwity was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the No. The most recent gridiron star was former University of Alabama defensive lineman Raekwon Davis, who is in his second season with the Miami Dolphins and helped lead the Crimson Tide to a college football national championship in 2020. NFL: St. Louis Rams (2000-01), Green Bay Packers (2001-02), Washington Redskins (2003-05), Buffalo Bills (2006). Ledger, who went on to win an Academy Award playing The Joker in "The Dark Knight," died of a drug overdose in 2008 at 28 years old. On3 released its updated national class of 2024 football recruiting rankings on Monday. Watson Memorial Stadium was named for Hobbs High alum John Watson, a star football player for the Eagles who went on to play for the University of New Mexico before he returned home to Hobbs and spent decades as a businessman and civic leader. North Carolina Reidsville High School. College: University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida) Opened: 1930. Mason was drafted in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens and bounced around on three different practice squads over his rookie season. Football is serious business in parts of the United States, and where the game is played is hallowed ground. Stephenson coached WSU for 36 years before he was fired in 2013. The stadium was the largest in the state for over a decade after it opened and played host to several University of Arkansas football games until 1948. Dewayne Washington was an All-American for Northern High before staying in-state to play for North Carolina State in college. Andrews, who played defensive end in college, was selected No. The variety in size of those stadiums ranges from the very small to the very, very big. Propelled by three straight champions, and four in the last five years, Charlotte Catholic is the most dominant high school football team from North Carolina over the last decade. Location: Clarkston, Georgia. Independence Park Stadium, a tiny public baseball stadium, is also close by. The St. Louis Rams selected him in the sixth round, at No. The biggest high school football stadium in Nebraska (we think) is actually more known for hosting the state championships in track and field each year, which can draw around 25,000 fans. So go ahead and add this trip to the bucket list. They've won six of the school's seven state championships in the last decade, including three consecutive from 2018 to 2020. Webb City played over three decades in its previous location at Hatten Field before it was demolished and replaced with Cardinal Stadium. Patrick Wilkinson was the first Gulf Shores High player to sign a scholarship with a Division I school. If you are wondering how to place the architecture's inspiration, think no further than the buildings of ancient Rome, which it's been compared to on many occasions. Bishop Hendricken has found a way to consistently churn out NFL talent for decades, including four-time Super Bowl champ Steve Furness, a member of Pittsburghs famed "Steel Curtain" defense, and Will Blackmon, who won a Super Bowl with the Giants in 2011. Focused on leaving a legacy in the Miami community as Super LIV came to the city in early 2020, Nike decided it would spend $2 million to renovate Traz-Powell Stadium ahead of the big game something the community needed dearly. It's a hike to get to tiny Artesia, New Mexico, and if you're going out of your way to get there, you might as well catch one of the more unique experiences in all of high school football. He started off his career at Marshall, was a junior college All-American at Georgia Military College, then finished his career at Chattanooga. No story about Spiegelberg Stadium would be complete without telling about the split of Medford High into North Medford High and South Medford High and the contentious way they parted ways. The reason why Big Horn Field earns the top spot in Wyoming is because, just like Patrick, we're a sucker for stadiums that are framed by mountains. Backup Nick Foles took over and led the Eagles to the first Super Bowl championship in franchise history. That begins with the great teams at Hampton High led by legendary coach Mike Smith, who won back-to-back national titles in 1997 and 1998. The best of those was the 1997 national title team, and the best player on that team was Mike Doss. It's also been the site of five state championship games three in the 1970s and two in the 1990s. This is truly one stadium you have to see to believe, and it serves perfectly for New York as well, because once you're on top of the Union City roof, you'll realize that you're basically sitting in New York's lap with that view of the Manhattan skyline. After Butte High School went 0-9 during his senior season, Anderson walked on at the University of Montana and eventually became a three-time All-Big Sky Conference safety. If you make it here for a game, try to catch Bismarck vs. Century. Grimsley's Robert B. Jamieson Football Stadium (with a 1/4-mile track until it was removed in 2012) was the largest high school football stadium in North Carolina when it was completed in 1949. Doesn't seem right. Larry Jacobson was a football and basketball star at O'Gorman High before going on to star at the University of Nebraska, where he went 33-2-1 in three seasons as a starter, won two national championships and became the school's first of eight Outland Trophy winners as the nation's top interior lineman. Hey, soccer teams use football stadiums, too. Tales of gridiron greatness start with high school football. Kingston Stadium was a pretty swingin' place in the two decades after it opened in 1952, with Canadian Football League exhibition games in 1961 and NFL exhibition games in 1961, 1962 and 1963. While Rebel Stadium still sits in the same place it always has, there is very little of the old facility that remains (if any) after a massive, $6.5 million renovation began in 2015 and was completed in 2017. High school: Bismarck High School, Century High School, St. Mary's Central High School, Legacy High School, CFL: Saskatchewan Roughriders (2008-15), Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2016-18). Northern High's greatest player of all time is probably cornerback Dewayne Washington, who went on to star at North Carolina State and was the No. largest high school football stadium in north carolina. Williams was selected in the fourth round (124th pick) of the 2013 NFL draft by the Houston Texans and released a year later. There's never been a better time to go see a game at Ithaca Community Stadium. James R. Hallford Stadium soared past its 50th birthday in 2018 and remains the largest high school football stadium in the state of Georgia. 18 overall pick in the 1994 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Hes been playing sports ever since he could walk, and hes never stopped since then. High schools: Hampton High School, Bethel High School, Kecoughtan High School, Phoebus High School, Position: Quarterback/defensive back/kick returner, NBA: Philadelphia 76ers (1996-2006, 2009-10), Denver Nuggets (2006-08), Detroit Pistons (2008-09), Memphis Grizzlies (2009). Interestingly, Leinart backed up another Heisman Trophy winner in Carson Palmer before taking over as the Trojans' starter. When it comes to pure athleticism, few high school athletes in South Dakota history can compare to Washington High's Nathan Gerry. Northern's High's home field has been used for much more than high school football, including the NCAA Division II CIAA championship game for a decade, but it's the prep stars that have defined Durham County Stadium. Before Mathis became a Grammy Award-winning singer and platinum-selling artist, he was considered one of the greatest athletes to come out of the Bay Area. Oldham died in 2005 after he suffered a massive heart attack while riding his bike. The really great touch here was an LED-lighting system that is something to behold. Visitors to Lawrence High's Keyes Field have grown accustomed to the sight of not just the stands being full, but of people lining the field to the point of standing-room-only during games. Cincinnati might be known for controversial chili takes, but it also is the home to some of the best high school football in the country. Anderson spent two seasons on the practice squad for the Minnesota Vikings before making the roster for the Philadelphia Eagles. 19 overall in the 1979 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams and moved to linebacker. Capacity: 15,600. Ward played eight seasons in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in 2004. We owe a big tip of the hat to longtime Wyoming high school football blogger Patrick Schmiedt for this one. He was picked No. After head coach Lincoln Riley left Oklahoma to become the coach at USC, Williams entered the transfer portal. No stadium in the United States can say it was home to more future NFL talent than Miami's Traz-Powell Stadium a virtual who's who of pro football talent cutting their teeth here. High school: George Washington High School. That all starts with Fertitta Field and its accompanying, 40,000-square-foot training facility The Fertitta Athletic Center that was built for $9.5 million and completed in 2012. After trekking across the junior college football landscapes of Kansas (Butler Community College) and California (Mt. Opponents have said the noise the Wildcats make when they bang their helmets on the way out can be pretty intimidating. Anderson spent two seasons on the practice squad for the Minnesota Vikings before making the roster for the Philadelphia Eagles. NC Central's McDougald-McClendon Arena, Durham The 68-year-old facility is an old-school gymnasium, with fans practically on top of the players, making the building seem much more packed than its 3,500-person capacity. Union-Tuttle Stadium's upgrade was part of a large $126.8 million bond issue passed in 2019. When the state championships started, Cardinal Stadium could only hold between 1,500-2,000 fans. Man, don't miss the sunset. One of the five or 10 best high school athletic programs in the entire nation resides at Bishop Gorman High, and much of that success has been propelled by its football program. The Pit is built like a horseshoe, just like the big one in Columbus, and if you ever find a way to a game here, please know you've found your way to one of the true meccas of high school football in the U.S. College: Missouri (football and baseball). High schools: Miami Northwestern High School, Booker T. Washington High School. The stadium was created with both high school football and college football in mind in Santa Ana, with local community college Santa Ana College as one of its tenants. Memorial Stadium is mainly used for football by all the High Schools in Mesquite. Tarrant County is home to seven of the largest high school stadiums in Texas, including Farrington Field, which is tied for the state's second-largest with a capacity of 18,500. Fred Williams was a player that NFL teams probably didn't know how to handle back in the day much less high school opponents who faced off against the 6-foot-4, 250-pound defensive lineman. It's fitting that one of the greatest high school football experiences in the country can be had at a stadium that bears his name. Maybe it's when the smell from the Pacific Ocean wafts in from the west and gets all mixed up with the tailgate outside of Pete Susick Stadium named for the man who was the school's head coach from 1946 to 1979. San Antonio College), he became a star at West Virginia, where he was an All-Big East linebacker and finished second in the nation in sacks in 2010. High schools: Washington High School, Lincoln High School, Roosevelt High School, O'Gorman High School. It was something the community needed dearly, and for the sheer amount of talent you can see here on any given Friday night, it's worth the price of admission. It is located on a complex with the Grady Cole Center. Alamo and Farrington field stadiums were the biggest high school stadium in Texas until 1976 when the Memorial Stadium was built. High school: Bishop Hendricken High School. NFL: Baltimore Ravens (2021), New England Patriots (2021), Chicago Bears (2021-present). This was a happy accident. NFL: Indianapolis Colts (2014-16, 2021-present), Denver Broncos (2017-18), Arizona Cardinals (2019), Carolina Panthers (2020), San Francisco 49ers (2021). Doss starred at running back, linebacker and safety for Canton McKinley and was named a high school All-American. Tracey Eaton was a star defensive back at Medford High School in the early 1980s. Formerly named Fawcett Stadium and renamed Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in honor of the late owner of the New Orleans Saints, the 22,400 capacity is a perfect fit for its long-standing home team at Canton McKinley High School. Madison County didn't spare any expense when it built a state-of-the-art, $8.8 million stadium for Madison High School as part of a $27 million bond issue that was approved in 2017. David has been one of the NFL's dominant linebackers over the last decade with the Tampa Bays Buccaneers. Located a half-mile from the school's campus, if you're ever lucky enough to make it to West Branch for a game, please make sure you get there to catch the home team's approach to the stadium. He flipped on a commitment to in-state Virginia to go play both sports for North Carolina, where he continued to play quarterback but switched to wide receiver for a seven-year NFL career. Deshea Townsend was a star quarterback for South Panola High alongside future Alabama teammate and NFL linebacker Dwayne Rudd, leading the team to a 15-0 record and the state championship in 1993. Best stadiums, fields and more high school venues in Indiana HIGH SCHOOL Indiana gyms get all the love, but here are some of our favorite non-basketball venues. Opened in 1996, Bank Of America Stadium is a 26-year-old stadium, with a maximum capacity of 75,419 spectators. Arizona Stadium. 18 overall pick in the 1994 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Roebuck High's Ryan Sims was a star defensive tackle at the University of North Carolina alongside future NFL player Julius Peppers before the Kansas City Chiefs selected him No. NFL: Washington Redskins (1986-94, 1999), Philadelphia Eagles (1995), San Diego Chargers (1996-98), Las Vegas Outlaws (2001). Hansen's ferocity was rewarded in the NFL, where he played 12 seasons for four different teams, including for the Seattle Seahawks during their inaugural season in 1976. Compare Bank Of America Stadium with Fenway Park from Boston. QB Harold "Hayseed" Stephens. R.R. Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports. Life is crazy, isn't it? He ran for almost 2,000 yards as a senior and became one of the most highly recruited running backs in the country, picking Oklahoma over offers from Miami and Penn State, among others. Hansen played 11 seasons in the NFL for four teams. Greenway Avenue Stadium was named Fort Hill Stadium until 1987, and by 1998, they'd upgraded to FieldTurf in order to host scrimmages for the Washington Football Team. There's a different feeling you get when you walk into a high school football stadium and don't see a track. The stadium's opening in 2005 was perfect timing. Some local high school football stadiums have so much gravitas that the fortunes of a town rise and fall with wins and losses. High school football is played in all corners of the United States. It has hosted some of the biggest concerts to come to the region as well as playing home to the University of Bridgeport football team until it disbanded in 1975. High schools: Salesianum School, Delaware Military Academy, St. Elizabeth High School, Howard High School of Technology, Saint Mark's High School, NFL: Cincinnati Bengals (2012-14), Houston Texans (2016). There are nicer football stadiums in Texas, where the best high school football in the country is played, but there just aren't any bigger ones than Mesquite's Memorial Stadium. He set the state record with most interceptions in a season (18), game (5) and led his school to the state championship. While Bowen carved out a respectable seven-year career in the NFL, he's always going to be notable for where he was picked in the 2000 NFL draft. The $32 million Panther Stadium opened next . Clark was so good he was part of the inaugural class for the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. Carson Wentz grew from 5-foot-8 as a freshman at Century High in Bismarck, North Dakota, to 6-foot-5 as a senior and signed with FCS powerhouse North Dakota State. It's so good that the University of Utah approached the Madison County School District in hopes of incorporating the same lighting system at their stadium. Courtesy/Tomball ISD Tomball ISD Stadium is the newest. The stadium was condemned and closed in 1952 before it was refurbished and reopened with its current seating capacity in 1954. Not all stars have to be football players. He was just 24 years old. This venue, located. Younger brother Syd Cohen followed him in baseball and basketball several years later. The key about going to a game at the Bulldog Bowl is making sure you get to take in everything going on in the town leading up to the game. It's fitting that one of the greatest high school football experiences in the country can be had at a stadium that bears his name. The winning didn't stop there. It's truly one of the most beautiful states in the U.S., and you can about see all you need to in a day or two. Ithaca's stadium is truly something to behold. Maybe it's when it starts to rain, and you realize you're in Oregon, where almost all of the stadiums have these bizarre, extended roofs, and you're not gonna get soaked like you usually would at a football game. largest high school football stadium in north carolina It's a virtual who's who of pro football talent cutting their teeth here. Built as part of the Works Progress Administration in the mid-1930s, Mitchell Stadium also serves as the home field for a team in another state Virginia's Graham High School, which is the only high school in the nation that plays home games in a different state. Aerial views of the stadium show an odd twist of architecture. tree preservation order map cardiff; richard blumenthal net worth; william windom spouse; washington panthers high school football; . RB Glynn Gregory. He lettered in both football and baseball at Vanderbilt and captained the baseball team as a senior. That's when future NFL star wide receivers Ed McCaffrey (Allentown Central Catholic) and Andre Reed (Dieruff) called it home. There is no stranger location for any stadium on this list. He also was the McDonald's All-American game slam dunk champion and MVP. David has been one of the NFL's dominant linebackers over the last decade. Matt Bowen was actually a star quarterback at Glenbard West and switched positions to strong safety after he arrived at the University of Iowa and became an All-Big Ten pick and All-American as a senior when he led the Hawkeyes with 109 tackles. Wherever you're sitting at this stadium, you're going to be looking out at the Chugach National Forest, featuring a vast expanse of trees you have to see to believe. Biggest High School Football Stadiums By Tony Adame, updated on February 3, 2023 Twitter / usatodayhss High school football is played in all corners of the United States. Williams stepped in with the Sooners trailing Texas 35-17 and led them to a 55-48 win. The largest. Lovecraft probably would have imagined a high school football stadium would look like. In 2019, the stadium got a $2 million upgrade that included smashing the bleachers on the north side of the stadium and replacing it with a grassy hillside. Mesquite's. Benson donated $11 million dollars to expand the stadium from 15,000 to 22,400 seats in 2015. Townsend moved to cornerback in college and was a three-time All-SEC selection for the Crimson Tide before playing 13 seasons in the NFL and winning two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers. 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