Dietz Stadium

Dietz Stadium
Robert Dietz Memorial Stadium
Location Kingston, New York
Opened 1949
Owner Kingston, New York
Surface Grass (1949-1978)
AstroTurf (1979-2009)
FieldTurf (2009-Present)
Capacity 1,500
Tenants
Kingston Colonials (1949-1951)
Kingston H.S. Tigers (1952-present)
Hudson Valley Highlanders (2008)

Robert Dietz Memorial Stadium is a football stadium in Kingston, New York. Dietz Stadium is the home field of the Kingston High School Tigers football team. It is named for Robert H. Dietz, a medal-of-honor recipient killed in World War II. Dietz was a Kingston native.

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Kingston Colonials

Dietz Stadium was originally built as a football stadium for the local high school, but was repurposed to serve as the home of the revived Kingston Colonials, a Class B Baseball team.

High School Football

After the team folded in 1951[1], the stadium was purchased by the town of Kingston and has served as a high school football stadium since.

Professional Football

The team served as the home stadium for the short lived Hudson Valley Highlanders of the NAFL. The team only lasted the 2008 season.

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