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World War I Memorial Stadium (previously Memorial Stadium) [1] is a stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, United States.From its opening in 1922 until 1967 it was the home field of the Kansas State Wildcats football team, prior to the opening of Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (known as KSU Stadium from 1968 to 2005).
Memorial Stadium is a stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, United States.The stadium, used primarily for football, is a memorial to the university's students who died in World War I; their names are engraved on the nearly 200 pillars surrounding the stadium's façade. [5]
In September 2021 K-State unveiled the Shamrock Zone, a 13,500-square-foot club space that offers a unique gameday experience of 318 club seats, 10 loge boxes, and 10 suites that span the south end of Bill Snyder Family Stadium while providing an enhanced lounge area to be utilized for volleyball and men's and women's basketball games.
Memorial Stadium was established to honor Kansas State students who served in World War I. The transition involved reorienting the football field from an east–west alignment to a north–south alignment to enhance spectator viewing and seating arrangements. [4] Memorial Stadium became the new home for the Kansas State Wildcats football team ...
The unfinished Memorial Stadium opened on October 13, 1923, dedicated to honor Nebraskans who served in the American Civil War, the Spanish–American War, and World War I. The stadium was built with grandstands along its east and west sidelines; its capacity of 31,080 was unchanged until end zones bleachers were installed decades later.
The student body dedicated the stadium in honor of the 198,520 Texans—5,280 of whom died—who fought in World War I. A statue, representing the figure of democracy, was later placed atop the north end zone seats of the stadium. In World War II, the university lost many former players, including former coach Jack Chevigny. The Athletics ...
Finch Hatton War Memorial; First World War Honour Board, Lands Administration Building; First World War Honour Board, National Australia Bank (308 Queen Street) Forest Hill War Memorial; Gair Park; Gayndah War Memorial; Goombungee War Memorial; Goomeri Hall of Memory; Goomeri War Memorial Clock; Goondiwindi War Memorial; Greenmount War Memorial
Soon after World War I ended, a group of 40 prominent Kansas City residents formed the Liberty Memorial Association (LMA) to create a memorial to those who had served in the war. For president, they chose lumber baron and philanthropist Robert A. Long , who had personally donated a large sum of money. [ 6 ]